The “Community Action for Health”: The Project Life Cycle

This chapter offers an in-depth analysis of how the interaction between the aid-recipient state institutions, civil society organizations, and funding partners evolved throughout the “Community Action for Health” project. It demonstrates how stakeholders articulated their resources—be it knowledge, skills, assets, or finances—and how the actors’ roles changed throughout the assistance. By zooming into the four phases of the project life cycle, namely, initiation, design, implementation, and evaluation, this chapter provides a compelling case for the actors’ interdependence and interrelation. This in-depth analysis also allows for an understanding of the reasons behind the selection of a pilot area and targets, the development of community-based organizations, and the countrywide expansion of the initiative. It offers a glimpse into a rare practice of involving aid recipients in the evaluation phase, how stakeholders decided on the assessment criteria, and how it evolved beyond the duration of the project.