Partners

Two international donors, GTZ and the World Bank, and the Government of Mauritania have partnered to implement the TFT. They are jointly responsible for the implementation. GTZ and World Bank provide support - material and otherwise - given their specific expertise and role (see also Section About).

Partner staff members appointed as Task Team Leader(s) and/or contact person(s) to TFT, together with a representative of the Norwegian consultancy firm Supras Consult, constitute TFT's Task Team. As the TFT unfolds other partners may be identified.

Another key element of TFT's administrative set-up is the Advisory Committee. Furthermore, a number of individuals and organizations are recognized as collaborators and supporters.

The details of this partnership is laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding that has been signed by the Partners. Furthermore, the Mauritanian Government has formally approved the project. These and other relevant documents are available in Section Staff work area.

The partners

The partners are, in alphabetical order:

German Technical Development Corporation (GTZ)

Official name: Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. GTZ provides a smaller annual financial contribution (see Page Funding). From the beginning GTZ was not very active, but this is expected to change when a new GTZ project gets underway in the TFT project area in early 2005.

To contact GTZ, see Pages Task Team or Contact information. Home page: www.gtz.de.

Government of Mauritania

The Government of Mauritania, through its respective and relevant ministries and development projects, provide advise and input.

To contact the Government of Mauritania's collaborating ministries and development projects, see Pages Task Team or Contact information. Home page: www.mauritania.mr.

World Bank

The World Bank is responsible for administration and management, through the staff member appointed as Task Team Leader, and also most of the funding (see Page Funding).

To execute and manage the project, the World Bank has contracted the services of the Norwegian consultancy firm Supras Consult.

To contact the World Bank, see Pages Task Team or Contact information. Home page: www.worldbank.org. A legal reform webpage that includes material on the TFT, is available here.

Relationships

The formal relationships aside, the organization and implementation of the TFT rests on a practical and informal understanding between relevant and responsible public sector managers and project staff in Mauritania, on the one hand, and relevant and responsible World Bank and GTZ staff, on the other hand.