Organizational capacity and relationships influence project sustainability and therefore should be more deliberately assessed before, during, and after project implementation. Quantitative performance indicators that tend to define MCC’s monitoring approach are not well-suited for understanding the policy and institutional environment that influence a project’s results. Sector and M&E experts should deepen their collaboration to ensure contextual information is systematically collected to inform project design and implementation and to assess the progress of institutional reform and capacity development support.
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