Resources on ADB-NGO Collaboration
Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, Project Performance Evaluation Reports (2007)
The paper presents the results of of the Operations Evaluation Mission on the water management project in Bangladesh, and explains some of the reasons why it was was rated as unsuccessful, bordering on partly successful. The study cites the importance of indigenous knowledge systems in the success of the project.
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) Evaluation Learning Curves (2007)
The paper provides an assessment of JFPR's relevance, effectiveness, and level of success of JFPR-supported projects. The study recommends ways to improve the administration of the Fund.
Participatory Approaches to Rural Development, Evaluation Learning Curves (2007)
The paper explains the real value of beneficiary consultation and participatory methods in rural development in the context of ADB operations.
Involvement of Civil Society Organizations in ADB Operations, Evaluation Learning Curves (2007)
The brief provides an overview of the involvement of civil society organizations in ADB-assisted activities, as well as lessons learned in civil society engagement.
Involvement of Civil Society Organizations in Asian Development Bank Operations (2006)
The special evaluatuon study assesses ADB's cooperation with CSOs, derives lessons, and collates good practices of country CSOs' involvement in ADB operations. It further aims to contribute to the current review and formulation of new ADB operational policies and strategies.
Effectiveness of Participatory Approaches: Do the New Approaches Offer and Effective Solution to the Conventional Problems in Rural Development Projects? (2004)
In view of the rising interest in bottom-up, participatory approaches by the ADB and the development community at large, this special evaluation study was prepared to provide feedback on the performance of these approaches, including an assessment of initial results and effectiveness in overcoming the conventional problems.
ADB-Government-NGO Cooperation: A Framework for Action, 2003-2005 (2003)
The Framework served as ADB's road map for cooperating with NGOs and other CSOs from 2003 to 2005. The paper was formulated through collaboration with stakeholders that included over 500 representatives from NGOs, governments and the private sector from Asia and the Pacific.
Participatory Approaches in Forest and Water Resource Operations in Selected Developing Member Countries (2003)
The study presents an analysis of participatory processes applied in six ADB-supported projects in the water resources and forestry sectors, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches to project design, implementation and operation.
ANGOC Recommendations to Strengthen ADB-NGO Dialogue and Cooperation (2002)
Report by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), including recommendations on how to foster effective, productive, mutually satisfactory, and sustained dialogue and cooperation between ADB and NGOs.
Special Evaluation Study on Participatory Development Processes (2001)
This study examines the type, intensity, and extent of participatory processes during project identification and preparation in the agriculture, natural resources, and social infrastructures in three countries -- Bangladesh, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
Task Force Report on Institutional Arrangements for Cooperation with NGOs (2001)
Final report of the ADB task force set up to review the Bank’s institutional arrangements for cooperation with NGOs.
The Role of NGOs and Community-Based Organizations in ADB Projects (1999)
This study examines the effectiveness of involving civil society organizations in ADB's lending and technical assistance operations based on the issues and priorities of ADB's development agenda.
Survey of Country-Specific Activities (1998)
An analysis of NGOs in nine of Asia's developing countries. The study comprises a regional overview report and nine country-specific studies, and offers recommendations to improve ADB collaboration with NGOs in the countries addressed.
The Bank's Cooperation With NGOs (1994)
This background paper, written by Vanita Viswanath, laid the groundwork for further ADB studies on NGOs.
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