Wicander, S;  Coad, L., 2015, Learning our Lessons A Review of Alternative Livelihood Projects in Central Africa: Review of multiple projects and/or actions

2.1 ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

2.1.11 Coordination and sustainability planning

Recommendation: 5. Work with governments to strengthen coordination between relevant ministries at national and/or subnational level (as appropriate) on the subject of the IE. Ensure that relevant government entities are involved from the project design and initiation phase. This may be accomplished through advocacy for the establishment of permanent coordinating committees and capacity strengthening of responsible persons/groups.

Reference: Wicander, S;  Coad, L., 2015, Learning our Lessons A Review of Alternative Livelihood Projects in Central Africa: Review of multiple projects and/or actions, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland.

Evidence sample: projects should aim to work closely with regional and national government structures, especially in project design and initiation phases.

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2.1.11 Coordination and sustainability planning

Recommendation: 12. Begin embedding project activities into community structures from the earliest project phase. This should be clearly indicated in project design (and, when assessing proposals) points reduced in cases where this is not apparent in the proposal).

Reference: Wicander, S;  Coad, L., 2015, Learning our Lessons A Review of Alternative Livelihood Projects in Central Africa: Review of multiple projects and/or actions, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland.

Evidence sample: The evaluation noted that community-based projects must work quickly towards fully embedding activities into the community structure in order to strengthen sustainability.

The project underestimated the importance of a grassroots organisation at village level in form of Small Villages Groups (SVG’s) as members to the association.