EXPECTED OUTPUTS RELATED ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE ACTORS INDICATORS OF SUCCESS 2.5. The role of regional and 1. Conduct a scoping study to Identify international rating regional and international rating agencies clearly agencies working in the area identified, and a set of 2. Conduct a detailed study on clear policy options and regional and international rating strategies on what the agencies’ role and what linkages APRM can do in this area and collaborations can be developed and submitted established with APRM to decision-makers 3. Validate study findings and make recommendations to policy organs 4. Implement approved recommendations APRM Secretariat (led by Office of the CEO with active involvement from the Thematic Research and Knowledge Management and Communication Divisions) A database of regional and international rating agencies established 2.6. Impact assessment 1. Commission an impact assessment studies on the work of study on the work of APRM and its the APRM and its relevance to the challenges of the relevance for the day-toordinary African citizen day challenges of the 2. Validate study findings and make ordinary African citizen recommendations to policy organs completed 3. Implement approved recommendations APRM Secretariat (led by Office of the CEO with active involvement from the Thematic Research and Knowledge Management and Communication Divisions) A set of study findings on the impacts of the work of APRM 3. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION 3.1. Resource mobilisation 1. Develop a detailed resource APRM Focal Points strategy developed and mobilisation strategy and launch a Committee and the implemented campaign Secretariat 2. Undertake follow up resource mobilisation missions to potential partners and Member States in arrears 3. Implement, evaluate and submit quarterly progress reports on implementation of the resource mobilisation strategy 4. Identify and approach potential partners/contributors from African companies, foundations and private individuals 5. Approach and engage international partners and publicly acknowledge their contributions (unless they prefer otherwise) 6. Working with strategic partners, recapitalise the APRM Trust Fund 7. Establish fund-raising partnership platforms and forums 8. Strengthen cooperation with existing Strategic Partner Institutions (UNDP, UNECA, AfDB) and formalise with two new partners (the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation) –33– Number of roles, linkages and collaborations established between regional and international rating agencies and APRM Number of approved recommendations implemented Number of approved recommendations implemented Increase in amount of financial resources mobilised Number of MoUs concluded with African Partner foundations and amount of money raised from same Number of MoUs concluded with international partners and amount of money raised from same Number of Fund-raising partnership platforms and forums established Trust fund resuscitated and recapitalised to the tune of USD 3.5 million