Transparency and Public Accountability in Education in Brazil

A project where approximately 90% of human resources are volunteers, entails risks of lack of motivation and commitment. This should be included in the project risk assessment and it must be defined as measures to mitigate these risks.

The grantee’s self-assessment concluded that the project should not have ended simultaneously with the delivery of the final event. In future projects, and during the design stage, it is useful to ensure that the projects continue for a few weeks or month after the end of the activities. This would enable the development of activities not initial foreseen and also include the final evaluation activities.

When the accomplishment of specific outcomes is contingent on the collaboration of an external party, such as the governmental authorities, it is essential to make additional efforts setting up partnerships from the onset of the Project. UNDEF (or United Nations Country Team) may play an important role in meeting directly the country local or Federal authorities at the beginning of the project.

For an objective assessment of the project impact, the results frameworks must contain baseline, indicators and target that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART). Use a Monitoring work-plan to determine how the project’s specific activities and results are contributing to the achievement of the project’s outcomes and final impact.