Lao People’s Democratic Republic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project

The objective of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project for Laos is to improve coverage of civil registration of vital events, particularly births and deaths in Lao PDR, with the establishment of a functional electronic civil management information system. The Project has three components. 1. Strengthening the Provision and Use of Civil Registration Services component has two subcomponents. 1.1. Strengthening Provision of Civil Registration Services subcomponent includes (a) disseminating the 2018 Family Registration Law (FRL); (b) establishing a Civil Management Information System (CMIS); (c) introducing approaches to improve birth, death, marriage, divorce, and migration registration and medical certification of cause of death (MCCD); (d) building capacity of appropriate personnel; and (e) supporting supervision of District Office of Home Affairs (DOHA) and provincial offices of home affairs (POHAs). 1.2. Generating Demand for Civil Registration Services and Citizen Engagement subcomponent will support the following activities: (a) Conducting audience analysis; (b) Developing a communication strategy; (c) Organizing stakeholder consultative workshops; (d) Designing messages and developing materials; (e) Pretesting messages; (f) Implementing and monitoring progress of the communication strategy. 2. Monitoring and Impact Evaluation component will entail process evaluation (monitoring of implementation progress), monitoring of the Results Framework, and impact evaluation. Process evaluation will be employed as a tool for learning during implementation. Under 3. Project Management component a National Program Coordination Office (NPCO) has been formed and staffed with Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) personnel, and additional consultants are required to support the management of the project.