Reflections on design and implementation - a discussion note
Ghana NORPREP Implementation Support Mission No. 4 (Dec. 2006)
This note aims to present some reflections based on the experience of the Northern Region Poverty Reduction Programme in Ghana, a co financed by the GoG, IFAD, District Assemblies and communities. NORPREP was designed following some principles of the CDD approach. Compared with other CDD approaches in Ghana, NORPREP had several distinguishing features: primary responsibility for implementation was vested in the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) through the Regional Planning Coordination Unit (RCPU) as opposed to a project coordination unit; all components were fully embedded within government structures (following a programme-support approach); and all activities were to be demand-driven. These intentions did not fully materialize. The note seeks to understand the reasons and suggest some alternatives. Finally the note re-emphasizes the need to build capacity of elected council members at district level and below.
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