Objective
To strengthen the capacity of public institutions and communities to prepare, manage, monitor and maintain development projects transparently and effectively.
Practical interventions
- Institutional strengthening
- Development project management capacity
- Public-service training
- Government-community coordination
- Procurement transparency support
- Monitoring and evaluation systems
- Public financial management capacity where appropriate
- Infrastructure maintenance systems
- Technical assistance
- Community participation
- Data-driven programme management
- Responsible development-finance preparation
- Public-private development cooperation
Challenges addressed
- Limited project preparation and management capacity
- Weak monitoring, evaluation and data systems
- Infrastructure that deteriorates for lack of maintenance planning
- Low community participation in decisions
- Procurement and financial management risks
Implementation and sustainable operation
Implementation approach
Capacity building is delivered alongside real projects, so skills are applied immediately. AMAF supports, and does not substitute for, public institutions, and encourages transparency and citizen participation.
Sustainable operation
Systems and skills remain within institutions. Training-of-trainers models and documented procedures help capacity outlast individual staff changes.
Who is involved and how we will measure it
Potential beneficiaries
Local and national government agenciesProject implementation unitsCommunity committeesPublic servantsCitizens
Relevant technologies
Project management information systemsAsset management and maintenance softwareOpen data and e-procurement platformsGISCitizen feedback tools
Potential partnerships
Ministries of finance and planningLocal government associationsPublic administration institutesAudit and anti-corruption bodiesTechnical assistance providersDevelopment-finance institutions
Outcome indicators
- Officials trained
- Projects prepared to bankable standard
- Institutions with functioning M&E systems
- Assets with maintenance plans
- Community participation in project decisions
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsSDG 17 Partnerships for the GoalsSDG 9 Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
This pillar describes AMAF's programme scope and development ambition. It does not state that every activity listed is currently operating. Verified projects are listed in the Projects Directory.
