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Global development and health professionals aspire to alleviate poverty and disease, as well as end the need for foreign assistance, by implementing projects that produce durable results. But too often these professionals admit that the progress they make does not have the enduring impact they are hoping for, particularly after donor resources have expired.
The need for more sustainable projects in the health sector has never been greater. In an effort to unpack and clarify project sustainability, Devex teamed up with Smile Train and talked to experts and leaders from five prominent development organizations working across various areas of global health.
What's inside
- What are the best practices to implement sustainable health projects?
- What delivery and partnership models foster health project sustainability?
- What can be done at various stages of the project lifecycle to increase the chances of health results lasting beyond donor funding?
- What are the best practices to implement sustainable health projects?
- What delivery and partnership models foster health project sustainability?
- What can be done at various stages of the project lifecycle to increase the chances of health results lasting beyond donor funding?
96% of interviewees believe that community ownership and engagement is an important ingredient for successful and sustainable projects.
70% of interviewees say that better coordination and collaboration with governments is essential for project sustainability
91% of Devex interviewees believe that appropriate technology can be an integral component of sustainable projects
This Devex special report is produced in partnership with Smile Train
Results That Last: Expert insights on health project sustainability
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How to ensure a health project is sustainable
Article by Devex Editor
When good ideas and solutions sputter out during a predetermined project timeline, few people win. But when a project builds dependable systems and capacity in low- and middle-income countries so people there are empowered to continue the work themselves, the results can be game-changing, according to Devex interviewees. These dynamics can be summed up in a single word: sustainability.
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