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4. Combine a nuanced sense <strong>of</strong> the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and<br />
threats that exist with the capacity to respond flexibly. Since reforms are<br />
opportunistic, each mission should have activities engaging in the highvalue,<br />
long-term policy engagement activities.<br />
5. Explore meaningful ways <strong>of</strong> measuring and reporting on systems and process<br />
support, thus calling attention to and providing incentives for donors to<br />
focus on the process aspects <strong>of</strong> development.<br />
6. Explore ways <strong>of</strong> managing policy engagement and reform support activities,<br />
balancing accountability for program accomplishment and delivery schedules<br />
with the scheduling <strong>of</strong> process activities that require policy engagement and<br />
agreement <strong>of</strong> multiple partners.<br />
7. Emphasize the importance <strong>of</strong> high quality technical work, concrete work<br />
products and deliverables, or any <strong>of</strong> the traditional areas <strong>of</strong> support such<br />
as training, pilot activities, materials development, curriculum reform, etc.<br />
Tangible support is an essential part <strong>of</strong> being an effective partner and for<br />
establishing the credibility and trust that enables policy dialogue.<br />
8. Balance support to the government partner in a bilateral agreement with the<br />
needs for long-term reform.<br />
9. Develop improved guidelines for structuring and conducting evaluations,<br />
addressing the continuum <strong>of</strong> issues from a development perspective and<br />
promoting evaluations that have a broad focus rather than a snapshot <strong>of</strong><br />
status and deliverables.<br />
In some <strong>of</strong> the cases studied in <strong>Education</strong> <strong>System</strong> Reform and Aid Effectiveness:<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Persistence</strong>, USAID has effectively supported policy dialogue that<br />
enables societal consultation and helps generate the political will and civil society<br />
support needed for fundamental reforms. For this kind <strong>of</strong> policy dialogue,<br />
USAID support is distinctive in being supportive <strong>of</strong>, but not limited to, the<br />
Ministry. Projects that can play an intermediary role will have both a partnership<br />
with the Ministry that engenders confidence and trust, and the independence<br />
necessary to gain the confidence <strong>of</strong> civil society actors.<br />
Finally, the cases presented in this report provide insights about the potential<br />
for USAID projects to enable policy dialogue to foster more sustainable projects<br />
and greater survivability <strong>of</strong> reform. This is perhaps the greatest strength and<br />
comparative advantage that the USAID project modality <strong>of</strong>fers.<br />
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