IFAM AFTER TWO YEARS; FINAL REPORT

TO DATE, IFAM"S EFFORTS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE MUNICIPALITIES. THE EVALUATORS FOUND SIX MAJOR AREAS IN WHICH IFAM HAS FALLEN SHORT OF ITS GOAL OF MUNICIPAL REFORM: (1)IT HAS NOT DEVOTED SUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS; (2)IT HAS NOT YET BECOME INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS; (3)IT HAS NOT DEVOTED SUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO MUNICIPALITIES MOST IN NEED OF COUNSEL AND ADVICE; (4)THERE HAS BEEN A DILUTION AND DISTRACTION OF EFFORT, STAFF, AND PERHAPS FUNDS AWAY FROM THE TWO KEY DEPARTMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; (5)PLANNING OF IFAM"S ACTIVITIES HAS NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY RATIONAL AND DETAILED; AND (6)FINANCIAL PLANNING HAS BEEN DELAYED TOO LONG. MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS REVOLVE AROUND: (1)STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVING THE COORDINATION OF THE KEY DEPARTMENTS; (2)BETTER IN TEGRATION OF IFAM"S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH KEY DEPARTMENTS; AND (3)IMPROVING ADMINISTATION, PROGRAM PLANNING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING CAPABILITIES.