UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND


FONDS D'EQUIPEMENT DES NATIONS UNIES



LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
An Internal Review

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Prepared by: Dr. Judith Geist, Consultant
Dr. Njuguna Ng'ethe, University of Nairobi
November/December, 1997

Submitted January 12, 1998




TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.     Executive Summary
II.    Introduction to the Local Development Fund Concept
III.   Evaluation Methodology
IV.   Main Review Issues

4.1 Concept of LDF

4.2 Design Issues

4.2.1 Concept and Goals

4.2.2 Formulation

4.2.3 Institutional Mechanisms

4.2.4 Spread and Phasing

4.2.5 Allocation of Funds

4.2.6 Scope of Technical Assistance

4.2.7 Participation

4.2.8 Procurement

4.2.9 Scope of Projects Funded

4.2.10 Sustainability and Self-Reliance

4.2.11 Scaling up Strategies

4.2.12 Design of Monitoring and Evaluation

4.2.13 Flexibility of Design

4.2.14 Recommendations

4.3 Complexity

4.4 Implementation Issues

4.4.1 Management

4.4.2 Coordination

4.5 Monitoring and Evaluation

4.6 Staff Capacity

4.7 Capacity of Local Counterparts

4.8 Delivery

4.9 Impact

V.     Overall Findings
VI.    Recommendations
VII.   Lessons Learned

ANNEXES:   

Terms of Reference
Malawi Case Study
Uganda Case Study