• The Principal Implementing actors
• Criteria for selecting Government implementing agency
• Criteria for selecting implementing partners
• Strengths and weaknesses of different types of implementing partners
• What types of capacity-building should the project plan for?
• When and how to organize an Advisory and Selection Committee
  

What criteria should be used in selecting the implementing partners?

Clearly, the criteria for selecting Implementing Partners who will be responsible for working directly with the targeted OVC will vary depending upon the type of OVC intervention that is planned. Nonetheless, here are a few criteria that are likely to apply in all cases:

• Implementing partner has at least two years of proven experience working on successful projects benefiting OVC.
• Ideally, implementing partner already has a presence in the geographical area where the services are to be delivered or is willing and able to set-up a new office there.
• Ideally, implementing partner has the capacity to fulfill the World Bank’s administrative requirements in terms of procurement and financial management. Very often, it is impossible to find organizations that meet this criteria, therefore funds for capacity building should be included in the project to ensure that implementing partners receive the training and technical assistance they will need to meet Bank requirements.
• Implementing partner has experience working through community-based organizations to deliver services and/or carry out other project activities at the village level. It is more efficient for the project to work through NGOs and other organizations that can serve as intermediaries for reaching the community level rather than contracting directly with CBOs at the village level.