TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND AIDS COORDINATION

MR J.O. ABIOLA, Director Technical Assistance/Aids Coordination

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND AID COORDINATION (TAAC) DEPARTMENT

Introduction

The Technical Assistance and Aid Coordination (TAAC) department was created on the 2nd of May, 2018 as a result of the bifurcation of the Planning Department in the Ministry. The department has two divisions namely: Internal/Local Development Partners and International Development Partners.

Vision: To facilitate and coordinate Technical Assistance and Interventions for the overall development of Ondo State.

Mission/Mandate: To ensure that Ondo State enjoys significant support from Development Partners in order to achieve its robust developmental plans.

Functions of the TAAC Department

  1. Facilitating Development Partnership for Ondo State.
  2. Coordinating Development Partnership Programmes.
  3. Soliciting for Development programmes through the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.
  4. Preparation and updating of Development partnership Loans, Grants etc.
  5. Maintaining strong links with Focal MDAs involved in Donor Assisted Programmes.
  6. Coordination/Sensitization on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  7. Liaising with Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and donor agencies like UNICEF, UNDP, European Union (EU), UNFPA etc., for funding of projects and programmes as well as technical assistance to the State.
  8. Serve as secretariat for:
    1. -World Bank coordination mechanism
    2. -State Committee on Food and Nutrition Committee (SCFN),
    3. -Technical Work Group (TWG) on Social Protection,
    4. -Inter-Ministerial Committee on UNICEF supported programmes
  9. Any other function(s) as may be assigned from time to time.