During implementation, there needed to be better monitoring of the construction; finished quality suffered as a result of poor monitoring. Subcontracting by local contractors—despite contractual specifications against it—was identified as a major challenge during implementation of the MCC intervention. To tackle this issue, GoG and donors investing in school infrastructure needed to review the system for monitoring and enforcing construction contracts to ensure the completion of schools which meet design specifications. This was a function of the number of schools and the location. MCC has taken this lesson and limited the regions in both Morocco and Cote d’Ivoire where schools are being constructed. In these cases, MCA staff have been placed in the regions to better monitor implementation. In this way, MCC has addressed the tension of expanding access to schools in remote regions, but in a way that is implementable.
Lesson Learned