Quarterly Report: Microenterprise Results Reporting/MRR – Quarterly Report, October - December 2011

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. The core MRR project team consists of two full-time people and two part-time people, with additional administrative and technical support provided as needed. Project management is on track, and the project is well in sync with the activities and project management timetable. The MRR project submitted the following two deliverables during the quarter: an updated annual work plan for project Year 2 and the operations manual detailing the process for data collection, validation, analysis, and report writing. The project also submitted an updated list of all institutions receiving USAID assistance for microenterprise development and an annually updated historical series on USAID microenterprise funding. Task A, the tracking of estimated and actual obligations, is the first phase of MRR's annual data collection. The MRR team focused heavily on preparing and launching FY 2011 data collection this quarter. The team has made significant progress in this area, with all aspects of the project management on track. The project's quarterly reports highlight the major achievements and challenges from the reporting period. The MRR project maintains the MRR website, 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's database and annotated tables on USAID funding of microenterprise development and support institutions for microfinance and business services are updated annually. The project also produces ten to twenty data reports/analyses per year for posting on any USAID website, as directed by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The MRR project has made significant progress in its quarterly performance, with all aspects of project management on track. The project's main objective is to collect and analyze funding data on USAID's global investments and impact in microenterprise development. The project's database and annotated tables on USAID funding of microenterprise development and support institutions for microfinance and business services are updated annually. The project also produces ten to twenty data reports/analyses per year for posting on any USAID website, as directed by the COTR.