FY 2023 Central African RepublicCountry Opinion Survey ReportECR Business Intelligence Team | November 2023Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizededAcknowledgementsThe Central African Republic (C.A.R) Country Opinion Survey is part of the County Opinion Survey Program series of the World Bank Group. This report was prepared by the Business Intelligence (BI) team, led by José De Buerba (Senior External Affairs Officer) and Svetlana Markova (Senior External Affairs Officer). Yulia Danilina, Jessica Cameron, Nan Lin, and Sofya Gubaydullina oversaw the design, reporting, and analysis. Noreen Wambui and Irina Popova provided data support. BI acknowledges the significant contribution from the Central African Republic country team and independent fielding consultant, Francois Batawaligba. In particular, BI is grateful for the support from Pisteurpits Boris Martial Ngouagouni (External Affairs Associate) who coordinated the survey-related activities from Bangui, Central African Republic. ContentsObjectivesMethodology OverviewOverall Context Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground Communication and Outreach Sample Demographics and Detailed Methodology3ObjectivesThis survey was designed to assist the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in the Central African Republic perceive the WBG. The survey explored the following questions: 1. Overall Context: How familiar are they with the WBG? How much do they trust the WBG?2. Key Indicators: What opinion do key stakeholders have of the WBG when it comes to its effectiveness, relevance, alignment with the Central African Republic’s development priorities, and other key indicators? Are opinions improving or declining?3. Development Priorities: What areas of development are perceived to be the most important? Have the priorities changed over the past three years? How effective is the WBG perceived to be in these areas?4. Engagement and Work on the Ground: How is the WBG perceived as a development partner? Are opinions improving or declining?5. Communication and Outreach: What are the preferred communication channels and which channels are reported to be used the most? Are there differences among stakeholder groups in terms of preferred channels? 6. Message Recall: What key topics that the WBG communicates do stakeholders recall? Is there a relationship between message recall and views of the WBG’s work?4QMethodology Overview▪ Fielded May 2023 through June 2023▪413 potential participants were invited to complete a mostly quantitative survey▪Respondents completed the questionnaires online or they received it by courier and returned it accordingly▪ The list of names was provided by the WBG country team▪Process managed on the ground by an indepe...
