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RESEARCH AND POLICY DESIGN: NICARAGUA AND JAMAICA, WORLD BANK SOCIAL FUNDS EVALUATION, SOCIAL EMERGENT INVESTMENT FUNDS PROGRAM (FISE-NICARAGUA Y JSIF-JAMAICA).

This evaluation had  its overall goals to:

(i) assess the development effectiveness of social fund projects under varying socio-economic conditions, and institutional environments;  

(ii) identify best practices and approaches, for the effective and sustainable delivery   of services to the poor, and for local institutional development;

(iii) distill lessons for improving the design and implementation, of future social fund projects  for structuring   future Bank support   for   delivery services,  and   local   institutional development. 

The evaluation was designed to answer key questions about  strategies  and  impacts,  of development aid.  How does the new grassroots approach tried through social fund  programs  compare to more traditional methods, in terms of their effectiveness in producing  significant  benefitsand impacts.