Managing Institutional Development Projects: Water and Sanitation Sector

摘要

Developing and managing institutional improvement projects in the water and sanitation sector is a difficult process. There are few successful models to draw from and almost no documentation of practical lessons learned. The drawing to a close of the United Nations International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade provides the opportunity to gather together some of these lessons from experience and make them available for those who are managing or thinking about creating institutional development projects. The focus of the manual is primarily on practical project management. A well-designed project sets the stage for successful implementation, but many projects fail during the implementation stage no matter how well-considered the project design. These guidelines are provided to help those implementing institution-strengthening projects. Guidance is also presented for linking project design with implementation. Some implementation problems are a legacy from the design stage. This is particularly true in areas where the design process has not included important individuals who will carry out the project or who are significantly affected by changes which the project seeks to make. The primary target of an institutional development project is the institution itself. The secondary target is the beneficiaries that the institution serves.