Poverty is mainly rural located.
A recent impact evaluation indicates that ProComunidad projects are technically good, target poor communities and meet community needs. However, the evaluation also recommended that ProComunidad improve its communication with beneficiaries, become a more efficient manager of its project cycle, place greater effort in training communities in project priorization, execution and maintenance and work more closely with local institutions, including municipal governments. Administrative expenses have also been high. ProComunidad began in late 1997 a process to redefine its mission, strategic objectives and ways of working. On the basis of an assessment of its top-down, centralized approach, ProComunidad took the decision to introduce a participatory planning methodology.