Inclusive access to and sustainable management of land and water resources

The program succeeded in improving the infrastructure of the irrigation system in the targeted communities which resulted in the decrease in the amount of lost water and decreased the cost of water on the farmer. [...] With regard to the communities, as it is stipulated in the proposal, those have been engaged in the design of the project and they have a clear role in the project implementation; the community and beneficiaries engagement in the implementation goes from the announcement, applications collection, selection of locations and beneficiaries, collection of contributions and/or cash guarantee and follow. [...] The adherence of the manual should include: 27 1- relevance - Conduct initial visits for the beneficiaries’ cisterns, before starting the work to have clear cost indication of the rehabilitation, and to take the proper measures if the required budget extremely above the approved budget per cistern - Insist on the compliance of the farmers with the contributions of the farmers in the cisterns’ reha. [...] The following points summarize the recommended improvements in the various field of organizational aspects, operations and project management, these points were developed based on the review of the LRC programs during the month of February 2018: level of organizational and management functions Review and update the organizations structure, considering the establishment of research and advocacy d. [...] Some of the operational deficiency are attributed to the noncompliance with the project operational manual, such as the adherence to the beneficiaries’ scoring selection criteria, and the evaluation of the cost form per beneficiary was missed, it is strongly recommended the LRC to adhere to all details of the project operational manual Financial Management Upon concluding the financial review, i.