Efficency

Efficiency In the mid-term evaluation team‟s (MTE‟s) view the Project is well managed. Management of the TA contract is rather centralised. Integration may benefit from increased coordination among contractors and from senior TA experts taking a stronger role in coordination and planning. In most activities output targets are on schedule. The overall Project cost efficiency is reasonable. Of course, cost efficiency depends on sustainable impact. ALF has achieved much in nine months of implementation and is on target for almost all physical inputs. Within CGR, vocational training is implemented efficiently. Fish processing training has been slow to start, but silk production training efficient. The microfinance institution (MFI) has lent to very few beneficiaries. Training failed to reach local integration platforms (LIPs) due to contractor‟s limited capacity. The classes for both parents and children are being run with variable quality, though targets are impressive. Under RIS, irrigation rehabilitation has progressed well, though the contractor in BMC is behind schedule. On-site construction costs are reasonable. The operation and maintenance (O&M) training programme is stalled, awaiting agreement on further allocation of ECOSORN‟s budget resources. Most of the water supply and sanitation (WS&S) component is being implemented under a single contract, by Village Focus International (VFI) Cambodia. VFI have competent, well-motivated staff, and can access capable construction teams, but have limited financial liquidity, which severely constrains implementation. Design cost projections for tertiary roads were no longer current by Nov. 2007. Costs incurred, at around euro 16,000/km, are acceptable. The irrigation target has increased from an original 1,200 ha, to 3,100 ha rehabilitated, increasing beneficiary farmers from 1,100 to 3,300. Means and costs for SAL implementation are appropriate. The efficiency of manpower provided is good, although slow to start. It is a concern that the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MOLMUPC) delivered only 626 titles with only 20 months left. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has been efficient, meeting 95% of first year plan. The curricula on land by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MOEYS) cannot yet be assessed. No schools have used the material yet. Awareness campaigns by East West Management Institute (EWMI) on land law have been efficient and supported land titling