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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S
SUPPORT TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
EGEVAL
9 ACP GUA 1 FA, Midterm
evaluation of
the GMPP
(2007)
I 5.4.4
I 5.4.4
Extent to which the MP-Office/Board implemented and facilitated MP development and
cooperation with civil society
The implementation procedures of the programme are defined in the FA. The FA describes the
respective roles and functions between the EC Delegation, NAO, GMPB and GMPO in the
organisational structure for GMPP. The project implementation will be supervised and co-ordinated by
the GMPB. The NAO is responsible for the implementation of the MPP, with the EC as an observer.
The GMPO will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the programme. But clarification
upon these roles has been needed, mainly between NAO and EC. Regular meetings have been held to
facilitate greater understanding of these roles and responsibilities for management of GMPP.
More specifically, there are some difficulties of interpretation as to the overall role of the GMPB in
respect of their functions vis-à-vis the GMPO. The Chairperson has somehow interfered in the
management of the operations of the GMPO. The MTR stressed that the Chairperson has to
understand the organizational management structure and roles defined in the FA with regard to the
delegation of the supervisory role for day-to-day management of GMPP to the GMPO.
Moreover, there have been some disagreements between the EC Delegation and the government on the
composition of the MPPB and between the EC delegation and the TA on the implementation
modalities of the programme. The setting-up of a new Board –foreseen for the end of 2006- has been
delayed to 2007 due to EC concerns as to the validity of the election process at the workshop held for
that purpose end of 2006. The MTR raised concern as to the extent of the pool of people in civil society
from which new Board members can be drawn.
These difficulties somehow prevented the GMPB and GMPO to facilitate MP development in an
effective way.
JC 5.5 Results achieved by Commission support are maintained after the end of its direct support
I 5.5.1 Explicit reference in the FA to measures to ensure sustainability
9 ACP GUA 1 FA I 5.5.1 The FA does presuppose that economic sustainability of the MPP should not be expected as the
programme will have to provide grants, not credits, to the beneficiaries. Moreover, the design does not
foresee any exit strategy.
2 factors are mentioned for the achievement of sustainability at the level of the individual microprojects:
- the strong emphasis on community participation at all stages of the project
- the contribution of the communities to the project (25% of project costs)
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