The Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Phase 1B and Community Development Support Project (PPAR) |
Abstract: This is the Project Performance Assessment Report of two projects in the Kingdom of Lesotho: the Lesotho Highlands WateProject-Phase 1 B (LHWP- 1B) and the Community Development Support Project (CDSP). The Lesotho Hiahlands Water Proiect-Phase 1 B was a second investment phase of a large and still ongoing water development program to capture and transport surplus water from Lesotho to South Africa.The Community Development Support Project was a Learning and Innovation Loan was designed to pilot community-driven development approaches for financing village infrastructure targeted on poorer communities.
IEG's evaluation shows that LHWP- 1 B had a moderately satisfactory outcome overall. The project's objectives were substantially relevant, given that additional revenues for poverty reduction were a clear need.
The project's design was also relevant. Providing the physical and managerial infrastructure for water exports would provide royalties that could be used for poverty alleviation. IEG evaluated CDSP' s outcome as unsatisfactory. The highly unsatisfactory performance of the project's community development program was partly compensated by satisfactory performance of the national poverty monitoring component. Risk to development outcome is significant because, although national poverty monitoring is continuing and is supported by Government (only a moderate risk), the community-driven development program supporting the project's primary objective failed, manifesting its high risk.
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Report Type:
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Project Performance Assessment Report |
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Date:
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05/04/2010 |
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Report #:
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54359 |
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Subject:
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Water and Sanitation |
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Country:
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Lesotho |
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Region:
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Africa |
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Language:
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English |
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Project ID:
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P001409, P058050 |
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Loan/Credit #:
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L4339, C3308 |
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