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The government’s commitment and ownership strengthen the project’s credibility. Providing timely response and adequate support from start-up to completion are critical in overcoming the implementation difficulties in various occasions. For instance, the PMO’s leadership could have helped ensurethat assistance was provided on time to implementing agencies. This, in turn, would help in easing delays in the procurement activities and implementation of subprojects.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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A project’s medium-term review (MTR provides an opportunity to reassess and modify a project’s DMF, in terms of realistic performance targets, configuration of components and/or outputs, subprojects’ selection, and timeframe of implementation. Project team could strive to review all project’s aspects during an MTR in addition to focusing on project administration and changes in scope.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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CDD-based livelihood and enterprise development requires increased training and coaching and the involvement of other service providers and technical agencies

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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Effective implementation of emergency assistance loans (EALs) requires greater attention to financial risk assessment and management.

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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Community-driven development (CDD) approaches are effective but require intensive capacity building support.

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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Women could contribute meaningfully to construction works.

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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ADB coordination with relevant government agencies is critical to getting assistance to the beneficiaries quickly during emergency operations.

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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Adequate supervision, consistent dialogue, and close coordination are crucial to timely and effective project implementation.

Project Number: 46420-002
Project Name: KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project
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Limiting the number of policy actions and reform areas could help to tighten future policy-based loans and adopt deeper policy actions. It would also allow sufficient time to implement the attached TA effectively, further strengthening potential impact. The program included a large number of policy actions, spread over five different reform areas, and some of its policy actions lacked the depth required to bring about structural change.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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A policy-based loan needs a clearly articulated policy matrix and performance indicators with direct linkages to the design and monitoring framework (DMF) to allow results to be attributed to policy actions. In many instances, it was difficult to attribute reported achievements to policy actions supported by the program. This affected the understanding of the program’s effectiveness. The results chain of a policy-based loan should be explicitly presented in the project documents and the DMF indicators should fully reflect intended outcomes of the selected policy actions.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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Results-based lending may be more suitable than policy-based lending for sector-wide approach, as they require a broad range of interventions implemented step by step and with appropriate incentives. When the program was approved, results-based lending was not yet available at ADB. The decision to opt for a policy-based lending modality was adequate, as it was the most suitable modality available at the time. However, the School Sector Reform Plan involved different types of initiatives, ranging from policy reforms to specific ground-level interventions.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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The intensive involvement of the resident mission is crucial to the successful implementation of a program supporting a sector-wide approach (SWAp). Close coordination with development partners and regular consultations with government counterparts take on greater importance in a SWAp, as was illustrated under the program. Appointing a focal person at the resident mission can help in addressing issues as they emerge, and in ensuring ongoing participation in policy dialogue and joint review meetings.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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Full compliance to covenants enhances program performance.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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Implementation of reforms takes time.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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Dedicated institutional arrangements facilitate the timely implementation of national reform programs.

Project Number: 35174-082
Project Name: School Sector Program
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