[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 246], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>Implementation, monitoring, evaluation of policies</td><td>Low institutional capacity and government effectiveness</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>Use of well-target small scale intervention</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 248, 1162, 329], "category": "Text", "text": "The new EU external approach, fostering a stronger Europe, is not understood or exploited by Delegation staff and European partners. Likewise, this action is a novelty. Adequate management guidance and follow up, as well as policy dialogue with European partners shall mitigate this risk."}, {"bbox": [92, 344, 253, 369], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 386, 1162, 547], "category": "Text", "text": "Previous EU initiatives including Technical Cooperation Facilities (TCF) are instructive of the context and risk for this support measure. Within the stipulations of their financing agreement, successive TCF proved to be flexible, allowing the EU to respond quickly to the needs raised by the specificities of programme implementation in a country facing a long-lasting difficult situation and fragility. The demand-driven activities contributed to the funding of strategic studies and enhanced the smooth preparation and implementation of bigger cooperation programmes, and supported the achievement of results foreseen in the previous EDFs."}, {"bbox": [92, 562, 1162, 644], "category": "Text", "text": "However, the need to consent with the National Authorising Officer (NAO) limited the scope of previous TCFs. In order to finance actions primarily in the EU's interest and have full control of the initiative, no financing agreement with the host country will be signed. A 2-years multi-annual approach shall ensure continuity of the action."}, {"bbox": [92, 659, 1162, 766], "category": "Text", "text": "Lessons learnt from previous technical cooperation and training projects in Sierra Leone include the difficulties in sustaining progress in a country that is at a low level of development. A significant obstacle to the success of EU-funded programmes lies in the generally very weak institutional capacities (and in the insufficient coordination in the public and private sectors)."}, {"bbox": [92, 782, 1162, 889], "category": "Text", "text": "Local Authorities and Civil society organisations are critical actors in development and should play a more important role in promoting accountability, transparency, and inclusion, as well as in service delivery particularly in rural areas. However generally speaking, there is a critical need to strengthen the capacity of LAs and CSOs if they are to engage in a structured dialogue with beneficiaries, central authorities and Development Partners."}, {"bbox": [92, 904, 1162, 959], "category": "Text", "text": "Likewise, well-targeted small-scale interventions targeting specific public institutions could raise awareness and yield significant impact."}, {"bbox": [85, 989, 397, 1020], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 1037, 116, 1059], "category": "Text", "text": "### If"}, {"bbox": [97, 1089, 1162, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU Delegation counts with a flexible instrument which design and nature allows for mobilising quick, small and well targeted interventions"}, {"bbox": [97, 1159, 146, 1182], "category": "Text", "text": "### Then"}, {"bbox": [97, 1212, 1162, 1289], "category": "Text", "text": "The activities under the Action will be complementary to the interventions of the MIP and will contribute to maximise their impact, reinforce EU strategic communication or strengthen the role of the EU as a strategic partner for Sierra Leone"}, {"bbox": [97, 1310, 174, 1333], "category": "Text", "text": "### Because"}, {"bbox": [97, 1352, 1162, 1458], "category": "Text", "text": "The context in which the interventions will take place is one of low capacity as well as significant exposure to risks and uncertainties at different levels (country or sectoral), the concrete initiatives to be put in place will be driven by needs which remain to be identified. By nature, these initiatives will be complementary but expected to have an important potential impact in relation to their budget."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 15"}]