Tribal areas development project

External evaluation covers the period 9/82-12/88. After a long and difficult start-up period, the project made encouraging progress. Thirty subproject (SP) activities were completed, twenty-seven are underway, and a large number are in planning stages. Finished construction is generally of a high standard, although road completion is problematic due to construction delays, work stoppages, and other complications caused by inter-tribal rivalry. Water resource projects have been more successful in terms of rate of completion. The women in development component has been slow to develop and its income-generating schemes have no chance of success. The nonformal education and primary health care activities for women show more promise. The transfer of computer technology to cooperating governmental agencies was successful, but the project failed to strengthen these institutions" capacity to manage infrastructure development. The Provincial Planning and Development Department and Government of Pakistan agencies played only minimal roles in project management. Several lessons pertinent to a proposed follow-on project were learned. (1) The focus of project planning, direction, and management should be the host government instead of the Mission. (2) Exclusive dedication to completing infrastructure can lead to the neglect of opportunities to influence development strategies and strengthen institutions. (3) Instead of funding discrete SP"s, concentration should be on preparing area-focused development plans.