How have government donors responded to the HRI?
Government donors have expressed some concern about the HRI rankings and the methodology used to generate the scores, and have stated that the rankings might detract from a collaborative spirit between donor agencies to improve performance. DARA has taken these concerns into consideration and has continually refined and improved the methodology, and has attempted to engage with donors in a constructive dialogue on how to use the HRI as a tool for identifying and promoting good practice. Privately, more and more staff of donor agencies have told DARA that the HRI provides them with information that can be used for internal lobbying within their agencies to encourage and apply good practice. The GHD group has also adapted their own collective indicators to measure the progress of implementation and there is now more alignment with HRI indicators. This suggests that the HRI can be compatible with donors’ own efforts to measure and improve their performance.
