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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S
SUPPORT TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
EGEVAL
I 5.3.3 Evidence that MPP is based on needs assessment undertaken by local communities
9 ACP GUA 1 FA I 5.3.3 The realisation of needs assessments are not foreseen in the FA. However, the projects proposals, most
of the time prepared by the NGOs or CBOs themselves, present clear ideas and needs of the
community.
I 5.3.4 Evidence that an adequate level of capacity-building investment has been foreseen in the
programme
9 ACP GUA 1 FA, MPP
evaluation
I 5.3.4 6.8% of the total GMPP has been allocated to the strengthening of civil society in the FA. The MPP
evaluation highlighted that on average 7% of total activities during the 7 th , 8 th and 9 th EDF and 8,5% for
the 9 th EDF were allocated to capacity building and reported that capacity-building investment has been
low. As a consequence, the share of capacity building investment in the total budget for the GMPP is
considered as low. The MPP evaluation also stated that capacity-building investments require sufficient
time and resource allocation to have an effect on the local communities. We can therefore foresee that
the impact of the GMPP on local communities will be limited.
9 ACP GUA 1 FA, Midterm
evaluation of
the GMPP
(2007)
I 5.3.5
I 5.3.5
Evidence that local communities benefited from capacity-building
2 critical assumptions have been made at the design stage of the programme:
- communities have the capacity to identify and implement viable micro-projects
- existence and capacity of local non-state actors to assist local communities in meeting the
requirements for preparing and in executing projects under a call or proposals mechanism
But these assumptions proved to be wrong:
- the capacity of the communities has proved to be weak
- 25 NGOs have been registered with the GMMPO; the actual number with the required capacity
is much less
Design did not pay sufficient attention to the need to build the capacity of community organisations.
The GMPP is indeed primarily focused on the delivery of micro-projects and strengthening of NSAs –
through training in rapid participatory analysis of poverty problems- to achieve that purpose. The
GMPP indeed trained CBOs and NGOs in problem and need analysis, EU grant management and
Project cycle management.
But more attention could have been paid in the design to allow more time and resources to the need for
capacity building and systematic training of CBOs and NGOs in project preparation, application as well
as training in grant management before the start of the implementation.
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