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Strengthening Provincial/LocalPlanning and Expenditure ManagementProject Evaluationand DevelopmentF. SOME GENERAL TIPSFollowing are some of the criteria that are being used by funders to rate projects:1. Focus of the project1.1 Funders prefer projects where the focus coincides with the thrust of the fundingagency (particularly if the request is for a grant). This focus may be in terms ofthe output being produced (health care, family planning, education, etc.) or thesector that will most likely benefit (children, women, farmers, etc.).1.2 It helps to know if the prospective funder has any “interest” in your province.2. Likelihood of success2.1 Funders will have to be convinced that the project will be a success. For loanapplications, you must demonstrate capacity to repay the loans. There must besufficient evidence of groundwork, that is, the PED.2.2 You also need to convince them that you have the institutional capacity toundertake the project.2.3 If the province has implemented something similar in the past, it will help tomention this and any meritorious evaluation you may have received.2.4 You should also describe the monitoring and evaluation process that you plan toundertake to demonstrate to the funder that you are serious aboutimplementation and the success of the project. You may mention thecommitment of the Project Monitoring Committees created under the RPMES toensure the efficient and effective implementation of the project/2.5 If the project will require counterpart funding or funding from other sources, youwill need to convince this prospective funder that the chances of securing theother funds are highly probable.3. Social ImpactThere are other considerations pertaining to the project aside from its expectedfinancial and/or economic viability. Even the ICC looks at other criteria, particularlythe social impact, as demonstrated in any or all of the following: 173.1 Income distribution, or more accurate income redistribution. These are projectsthat benefit the poorest of the poor or result in redistribution of income or assetsfrom the nonpoor to the poor.3.2 Employment – The number of jobs created during project implementation andthe subsequent operations and maintenance.3.3 Access to Land – This is consistent with the priority accorded to land reform. Ifthe project includes a land settlement or land reform element, the distribution ofland rights with and without the project should be demonstrated.3.4 Internal Migration – The project contributes to stemming the rural-urbanmigration.3.5 Nutrition and Health – The project is expected to benefit families and individualsthat suffer from health and nutrition problems.17 Based on ICC Project Evaluation Procedures and Guidelines.RGEdillon January 200665