Collaboration on a project with one country may reveal solutions that lend themselves to other countries' problems. Encourage countries to hold hands and facilitate the development of these new partnerships. For example, in Indonesia we implemented a programme on women in development designed to get a stronger representation of women in governmental structures. When China came to us for assistance in the same area, we directed them to Indonesia where we had already done some good work. Subsequently, Vietnam has shown interest as well.
Timing is essential.
A donor needs to be there when the opportunity arises. Often countries are not ready, willing, or able to look at relations between the Executive and the elected. You need to be able to move quickly to be supported. We need to support honest, transparent, balanced governments who respect the rights of all their people. We need to use the philosophy of starting where the people are and of hoping to make a difference.