Lesson Learned

Implementing partner agreements between the MCA and the implementing entity should be required in order to ensure the necessary tactical leadership – As discussed above, a key inhibiting factor of implementing this activity was limited personnel resources of the government entity responsible for this activity.

Implementing partner agreements between the MCA and the implementing entity should be required in order to ensure the necessary tactical leadership – As discussed above, a key inhibiting factor of implementing this activity was limited personnel resources of the government entity responsible for this activity. Additionally, there was a lack of communication about which tasks would be led by the government entity and which would be led by MCA-N. This should have compelled MCA-N to negotiate a better leadership function, but they may have fallen short from a lack of clear guidance. For future projects of this magnitude, to ensure all stakeholders have the same understanding of leadership roles, an implementing partner agreement should be created between the implementing entity and MCA-N, which specifies what role the implementing entity will play in oversight and where technical assistance is needed.