SECOND POPULATION AND HOUSING
CENSUS IN DR CONGO
A CHALLENGE FOR DRC
by
Prof. Grégoire KANKWANDA EBULELANG
Chargé de Mission de l’INS
Overview of the présentation
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National context
Census Organization
Time Schedule of the Census
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Main Operations Already Achieved
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Budget
Challenges
Strategies for Resources mobilization
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Next Steps
Conclusions
INTRODUCTION
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The presentation is about the préparation of the
second population and housing census in Democratic
Republic of the Congo
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The 1st census was in 1984; the 2nd is planned for
July 2011
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The 2nd census will take place 27 years after the
1st one
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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.)
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Independence in 1960
Since, turbulent history
Political and institutional instability 1960-1965
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Relative political stability after the establishment of
a one-party system 1965-1990
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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.)
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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
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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
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The organization of the census in DRC is especially important
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DR Congo is a post-conflict country; it is also a very poor and
heavily in debt country
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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
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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
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The census enumeration is planned for the first fortnight of
July 2011.
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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
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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)
Toutes contribution
Contribution du Gouvernement
Total ( Tt. Années )
En USD
En %
En USD
Pct.
Ttt. Contrib.
En USD
Pct.
Tt. Années
Cartographie Censitaire et SIG
26,053,911
Sensibilisation
7,565,121
Recensement Pilote
203,480
Dénombrement
04.1 Rémunération Agents recenseurs, Contr. & Superv.
43,388,300
04.2 Impression questionnaires & manuels
11,530,000
04.3 Autres (formation, transport, communication…)
45,708,729
Enquête de Couverture
195,700
Traitément des données
9,290,655
Formation cadres BCR
2,356,200
Analyses et ateliers
81,600
Publication, Diffusion et Dissémination
1,394,340
Fonctionnement BCR
10.1 Matériel, bâtiment, coût d'électricité, …
10,427,000
10.2 Entretien, frais d'assurances & de communication
10,434,920
Expertise nationale
11.1 Primes
7,054,059
11.2 Missions de supervision à l'intérieur
340,000
Expertise internationale
840,000
14.73%
4.28%
0.12%
90,000
80,000
16,000
0.35%
1.06%
7.86%
90,000
80,000
16,000
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
24.53%
6.52%
25.84%
0.11%
5.25%
1.33%
0.05%
0.79%
7,200,000
16.59%
5.90%
5.90%
3,100,000
2,260,000
29.73%
21.66%
600,000
260,000
19.35%
11.50%
3.99%
0.19%
0.47%
7,054,059
340,000
100.00%
100.00%
3,017,287
200,000
42.77%
58.82%
100.00%
20,140,059
11.39%
4,263,287
21.17%
Activité
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Budgets 2009/ 2010
Totaux
176,864,015
0.00%
V- Main operations already achieved
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At the end of 2009, several tasks have already been
achieved, most of them with the financial support of UNDP et/or
UNFPA
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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
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Cartographic operations field tests
Elaboration of methodological documents, advocacy document,
1st version of project-document and household questionnaire
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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
VII- Strategies for resource mobilization
o Census is part of the national budget;
o Working sessions with ECOFIN and Parliament
Network for Population and Development;
o Session on the Census in the Parliament;
o Meetings with members of government.
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VIII- Next steps in resource
mobilization
• Select meetings with technical and financial
partners (5 March 2010)
• Round table with financial donors (Fin Mars
2010)
CONCLUSION
Before concluding, let me show you some pictures…
These 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 census
Since 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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