DAD is an online database that manages data on external assistance to the Central African Republic. It allows donors and implementers to collaboratively enter and monitor data on humanitarian and development aid according to OECD standards. The main objectives of DAD are to improve aid effectiveness, coordination, and access to project information by better understanding who provides assistance in which sectors and locations. It provides tools for easily entering, viewing, analyzing, and reporting data on aid flows through lists, charts, maps, and reports.

1. Aid Management - DAD
Managing, analysing and monitoring
external assistance to CAR
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2. DAD in brief
Manage data on external assistance collaboratively
• Online database for humanitarian and development
assistance
• Follows OECD reporting standards
• Data on donors, implementers, focal points, types of
assistance, sectors and locations
• Implemented in more than 25 countries
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3. Main objectives
Facilitate the work of all partners
• Improve aid effectiveness
• Facilitate aid coordination
• Better reflect donor contributions
• Improve access to project information
• Better understand who does what where
• Monitor the progress of national strategies
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4. Data Entry
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5. Data entry
Manage data easily and flexibly
• Data on organisations, sectors, locations and finances
• Intuitive interface and simple forms
• Follows the logic of existing accounting systems
• Detailed explanations at your fingertips
• Enter data online and offline
• Donors are responsible for data entry
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6. List View
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7. List View
Take new perspectives on the data
• Better understand aid flows between organisations
• Easily regroup data by sectors, zones, organisations
• Filter data by almost any field
• See who works in which sector, etc.
• Save personalised views under ‘My Views’
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8. Graphs and charts
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9. Graphs and charts
Easily visualize the data on aid flows
• Create any chart with only two clicks
• Filter and regroup the data
• Make comparisons and spot tendencies easily
• Export charts to PDF, DOC and XLS
• Save personalised charts in ‘My Charts’
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10. Maps
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11. Maps
Simplify geographic analysis of aid flows
• Create maps on aid flows on the fly
• See who finances and who works where
• Analyse data for regions, prefectures and sub-prefectures
• Export maps to PDF, DOC and XLS
• Save personalised maps in ‘My Maps’
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12. Reports
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13. Reports
Export data quickly and flexibly
• Create reports and personalised lists
• Use almost any field in the database
• Filter and regroup the data
• Export reports to PDF, DOC and XLS
• Save personalised reports in ‘My Reports’
• Improve coordination and dialogue with DAD reports
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14. http://dad.minplan-rca.org
for more information
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