The DFDP has reached the mid-point of its 5-year programme and has established effective programme management and implementation procedures. It has achieved a high level of ownership amongst both central and local government stakeholders, and within the communities where it has been working. It is perceived to have been effective by external stakeholders such as DFID which committed in June 2003 to co-fund the project, allowing a scaling-up to more than double its original size.
The Evaluation finds that good progress has been made to establish the institutional and procedural framework for the project to proceed. The project has put in place systems to transfer funds to DDCs and user committees and it has developed the means to encourage transparent reporting to beneficiaries, the DDC and project management. It has also worked within existing institutional structures to enable the provision of small-scale infrastructure projects by and for local people. The administrative cost of this is relatively low and, by linking the demonstration of field-based effectiveness with policy support to HMGN to develop further fiscal decentralisation, the prospect for institutional sustainability is good. Continued technical support from UNCDF is essential and this should be linked to demonstration of piloting lessons from DFDP field practice. This will provide a basis for financial sustainability by leveraging HMGN budgetary allocation and donor funds for further block grant funding.
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Publisher:
UNCDF
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
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Keywords:
DECENTRALISED FINANCING, DEVELOPMENT FUND, FACTUAL PRESENTATION, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED, IMPLEMENTATION PERFORMANCE, OUTPUTS, OUTCOMES AND IMPACT, PROJECT PREPARATION AND DESIGN, EFFECTIVENESS, CRITICAL ISSUES, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING,NATIONAL EXECUTION OF PROJECTS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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Thematic Group:
UNCDF
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Capital Development
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02.04.00
- Development
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