Country-level effectiveness and accountability review

The Madagascar Country-Level Effectiveness and Accountability Review (CLEAR) was conducted in Antananarivo from April 26 to May 17, 2005. The CLEAR analyzes donor effectiveness in microfinance and helps donors better adapt their support for developing financial systems (savings, loans, insurance, transfers, etc.) that benefit the poor. CLEARs are part of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Aid Effectiveness Initiative, which was launched in 2002 with a series of 17 Microfinance Donor Peer Reviews. CLEARs help funders adapt their internal systems to design, implement, and monitor better programs. They also help funders identify key gaps in the financial system that inhibit the provision of permanent financial services to poor people.