SECOND POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS IN DR CONGO

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SECOND POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS IN DR CONGO

• A CHALLENGE FOR DRC
• by
• Prof. Grégoire KANKWANDA EBULELANG
• Chargé de Mission de lINS

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Overview of the présentation

• National context
• Census Organization
• Time Schedule of the Census
• Budget
• Main Operations Already Achieved
• Challenges
• Strategies for Resources mobilization
• Next Steps
• Conclusions

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INTRODUCTION

• The presentation is about the préparation of
  the second population and housing census in
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
• The 1st census was in 1984 the 2nd is planned
  for July 2011
• The 2nd census will take place 27 years after
  the 1st one
• The decree on the organization of the 2nd census
  is already signed since August 2009

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I- Context

• Surface area 2 345 000 Km²

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II- Context (cont.)

• Independence in 1960
• Since, turbulent history
• Political and institutional instability
  1960-1965
• Relative political stability after the
  establishment of a one-party system 1965-1990
• Endless transition in the 90s with political and
  social crisis, plunderings (1991) and (1993) and
  armed conflicts in 1996 and 1998

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I- Contexte (cont.)

• The normalization process of political life,
  initiated in 2001, has continued with the
  organization of a constitutional referendum in
  December 2005 and free and open elections in 2006
• Consequences establishment of democratic
  institutions President of Republic, National and
  Provincial Assemblies, Senate, Central and
  Provincial Governments

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III- ORGANIZATION OF THE 2nd CENSUS IN DRC

• The organization of the census in DRC is
  especially important
• DR Congo is a post-conflict country it is also
  a very poor and heavily in debt country
• The results of the census will allow not only
  economic and social planning based on reliable
  statistical data but also they will contribute to
  the reconstruction of the country
• The census will also contribute to capacity
  building of the National Institute of Statistics,
  responsible for its organization and
  implementation, at the national and provincial
  level

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III- Organization of the census in DRC

• The census enumeration is planned for the
  first fortnight of July 2011.
• The night of 30 June will be the reference date
• During these 15 days, around 70,000 enumerators
  and supervisors will canvass the coutry to visit
  each household and collect informations on each
  member of the household as well as housing
  characteristics

The population is estimated between 65 and 70
million inhabitants each enumerator will
collect information on around 1,000 inhabitants
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How? 70,000 enumerators visiting every
household in their EA
Division into Enumeration Areas (Eas)
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Provisional budget of the census Revision beg.
october 2009 (in USD)
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V- Main operations already achieved

• At the end of 2009, several tasks have already
  been achieved, most of them with the financial
  support of UNDP et/or UNFPA
• Establishment of the  TWG  (Tehnical Working
  Group)
• In the ministry of Planning, hosted at INS.
  Members are national experts in the domain of
  population. Several members have participated in
  the census 1984
• Cartographic operations field tests
• Elaboration of methodological documents,
  advocacy document, 1st version of
  project-document and household questionnaire
• Rehabilitation of offices in INS/Limete where
  the Central Bureau of the Census will be located
• Office opening last October

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VI- CHALLENGES
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• The large surface area requires important
  technical, financial and human resources to
  organize the census
• The por state of transport and communication
  infrastructures (roads, bridges, ferries,
  railway, etc.) 
• Difficulty to mobilize resources in post-conflict
  situation where humanitarian assistance remains a
  priority

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VII- Strategies for resource mobilization

• Census is part of the national budget
• Working sessions with ECOFIN and Parliament
  Network for Population and Development
• Session on the Census in the Parliament
• Meetings with members of government.

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VIII- Next steps in resource mobilization
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• Select meetings with technical and financial
  partners (5 March 2010)
• Round table with financial donors (Fin Mars 2010)

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• CONCLUSION
• Before concluding, let me show you some
  picturesThese photos show how carefully the
  base maps of the census 1984 have been archived
  in the office of INS in Limete.In my opinion,
  they illustrate the patience and willing of the
  colleagues of the INS to undertake  their  next
  censusSince 25 years, there are ready and wait

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Visit of the census 1984 maps archive room
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The chief of cartography inspecting the boxes
containing ancient maps of census 1984
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The chief of cartography in front of an old
printer (still functionning)
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Overview of the archive room
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• Thank you for your attention

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