Training in Poverty Statistics

      SADC SECRETARIAT     REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION- CQS) SHORTLISTING     COUNTRY:                       Botswana   NAME OF PROJECT:       REGIONAL STATISTICS PROJECT (RSP)   PROJECT ID:                     P175731   ASSIGNMENT TITLE:      CONSULTANCY TO HIRE A FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS OF POVERTY STATISTICS - MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI) METHOD FOR TEN SADC MEMBER STATES   REFERENCE NUMBER:       SADC/3/5/2/461   DATE OF ISSUE: 10th September 2026     Background   The SADC Secretariat through the Regional Statistics Project has received a grant. The aim of this grant is to strengthen the institutional capacity of SADC and participating countries to produce, disseminate and use quality statistics while increasing regional harmonization and collaboration.   The Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP), the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), the Industrialisation Strategy and the Roadmap, among others, are complementary guiding frameworks for achieving the regional integration agenda. SADC has also developed various Protocols for domestication and implementation by Member States including the most recent one, the Protocol on Statistics, to enhance harmonization of statistics. The operating framework for implementing statistical activities as priorities for the region is the Regional Strategy for Development of Statistics (RSDS) and is aligned to SADC Vision 2050 and RISDP 2020-30.   Demand for quality and harmonized statistics has been on the rise to...