All LILs include an effective monitoring and evaluation system to capture lessons learned. LILs are used to test new approaches, often in start-up situations and with new borrowers. LILs may be used to build trust among stakeholders, test institutional capacity and pilot approaches in preparation for larger projects, support locally based development initiatives, and launch promising operations that require flexible planning, based on learning from initial results. It also supports the dissemination of information on such methods, with the aim of strengthening private construction companies and increasing employment among the poor. It may focus on organizational arrangements, staffing methods, and technical, physical, or financial resources in key agencies.
Special design features.
TALs require agreement on specific action programs to strengthen organizations, and on terms of reference for the appointment of consultants and local counterparts. TALs are used to build capacity in entities directly concerned with implementing policies, strategies, and reforms that promote economic and social development. They also build capacity related to public sector reform and to the preparation, implementation, and maintenance of investments. TALs often complement investment or adjustment operations by supporting specific tasks related to their preparation or implementation. The loan finances the registration of nearly 960,000 properties, of which 800,000 are to be individually titled.