Microenterprise Results Reporting/MRR – Quarterly Report, January – March 2012

The project is contracted to the DAI/Nathan Group joint venture (DNG) through Task Order number AID-OOA-TO-10-00050 under the Global Business, Trade and Investment II (GBTI II) IQC. The project's main objective is to collect and analyze funding data on USAID's global investments and impact in microenterprise development. The MRR system and project maintain an integrated web-based database to collect and process accurate, timely information from missions and partners on funding, institutional data, results, and other requirements. The project has four main tasks: a) Tracking of Estimated and Actual Obligations; b) Microfinance, Enterprise Development and Enabling Environment Institution Tracking; c) USAID Microenterprise Results Reporting; d) Microenterprise Results Reporting Website. Project management is on track, and the project is well in sync with the activities and project management timetable. Deliverables are all on schedule, including the operations manual, annual work plan, database, annotated tables, list of institutions receiving USAID assistance, historical series on USAID microenterprise funding, annual report, updated MRR website, data reports/analyses, and quarterly reports. During the quarter, the MRR team completed Task A for the FY 2011 reporting period. Task A involves tracking estimated and actual obligations by reaching out to USAID Missions and Offices who may have obligated funding towards microenterprise programming during FY 2011. The team captured and verified data from 92 USAID Missions/Offices, added two new Missions/Offices (Bureau for Food Security and Vietnam), and removed Burundi. The MRR project has made significant progress in tracking estimated and actual obligations, with a total of 92 USAID Missions/Offices providing data. The team has also updated the database and annotated tables on USAID funding of microenterprise development and support institutions for microfinance and business services. The project's quarterly reports highlight major achievements and challenges from the reporting period. The MRR project's quarterly performance is satisfactory, with all deliverables on schedule. The project's main tasks are progressing as planned, and the team is working to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the data collected. The project's website is easily accessible on both the intranet and internet, and the team is providing regular data reports/analyses to USAID. The MRR project's success is critical to USAID's ability to respond to Congress's requirements for microenterprise development data. The project's data collection and analysis efforts will provide valuable insights into the impact of USAID's microenterprise investments and inform future programming decisions.