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A well−defined focus strengthens the implementation of policy reforms.

Project Number: 45260-001
Project Name: SASEC Trade Facilitation Program
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Project success depends, to a large extent, on continuous support and attention by ADB—as shown by the long delays and lack of progress when the project was managed from headquarters—in contrast to the quick successful completion after its delegation to the NRM.

Project Number: 34306-013
Project Name: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Project
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Geographic targeting of poor, isolated areas is crucial in reaching communities that are most in need of development support, but it may undermine project implementation and viability.

Project Number: 34306-013
Project Name: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Project
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A project’s scope must be within the implementation capacity of the executing and implementing agencies.

Project Number: 34306-013
Project Name: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Project
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Need for periodic review of investment ceilings, supply and buying contracts as well as the required membership fees. This would ascertain the risks and sustainability of the members’ commitment to the CAA. When funding permits, outsourcing of engineering services for infrastructure subprojects should also be considered.

Project Number: 34308-022
Project Name: Commercial Agriculture Development Project
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Progress reporting and monitoring by management. Effective reporting measuring the progress, gaps, and actions to address the gaps can provide an essential tool for senior government officials and ADB staff in providing effective guidance on field activities, and help expedite project implementation.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Program design needs to strike a balance between strategic selection of key policy and a holistic approach. Transformation of the education system needs a wide range of reforms and while the ESP included broad policy actions, initial policy dialogue suffered from lack of depth to induce critical policy changes. Sequenced strategic priorities need to be identified through the guidance of the highest ministerial committee, such as the Education Policy Committee (EPC).

Project Number: 35174-013, 35174-022, 35174-023, 35174-032
Project Name: Education Sector Program (Subprograms I–III)
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Land acquisition. The project acquired the land only for the roads' designed width. During construction, any minor shift of cross section and/or L-section (either longitudinal or vertical) caused changes in land acquisition size and location. This led to deviation in the number of affected households and sizes, requiring additional consultation and acquisition and delaying implementation. This may be avoided by acquiring a slightly wider slip (10%), depending on the elevation and dimensions of the road cross sections.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Land acquisition. The project acquired the land only for the roads' designed width. During construction, any minor shift of cross section and/or L-section (either longitudinal or vertical) caused changes in land acquisition size and location. This led to deviation in the number of affected households and sizes, requiring additional consultation and acquisition and delaying implementation. This may be avoided by acquiring a slightly wider slip (10%), depending on the elevation and dimensions of the road cross sections.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Appropriate procurement packaging and stringent construction management. The project could not enforce international lead joint venture contractor to be present in executing the international competitive bidding (ICB) packages for civil works, whereas national contractors also tended to use subcontractors to implement works.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Appropriate procurement packaging and stringent construction management. The project could not enforce international lead joint venture contractor to be present in executing the international competitive bidding (ICB) packages for civil works, whereas national contractors also tended to use subcontractors to implement works.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Project readiness. Based on the government's feasibility studies, the project prepared a long list of indicative sample and non-sample projects at appraisal. The engineering designs were completed during implementation. The project cost estimate increased significantly during the detailed design and procurement stage because of several external factors, and this necessitated a reduction in project scope. This indicates that adequate project readiness should be ensured during appraisal, by advancing detailed design and procurement before project approval and agreement signing.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Project readiness. Based on the government's feasibility studies, the project prepared a long list of indicative sample and non-sample projects at appraisal. The engineering designs were completed during implementation. The project cost estimate increased significantly during the detailed design and procurement stage because of several external factors, and this necessitated a reduction in project scope. This indicates that adequate project readiness should be ensured during appraisal, by advancing detailed design and procurement before project approval and agreement signing.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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Capacity development requires coordinated institutional and funding mechanisms. The weak local enforcement can be addressed through a good mix of international best practice and contextual understanding. However, the program faced difficulties in the timely recruitment of experts using the country system. The Education Program Support Office (EPSO) partly addressed this issue but was eventually dissolved as a result of discontinued funding, and ad-hoc technical assistance (TA) from development partners increased transaction costs, which is against the spirit of the SWAp.

Project Number: 35174-013, 35174-022, 35174-023, 35174-032
Project Name: Education Sector Program (Subprograms I–III)
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Performance evaluation system of consultants and contractors. An appropriate mechanism should be developed to regularly measure the performance of consultants and contractors. Such a mechanism can be used for troubleshooting and identifying appropriate corrective measures.

Project Number: 37266-032
Project Name: Road Connectivity Sector I
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