Dear Pramel, Thank you for sharing your insightful reflections from the Indian context.
It’s encouraging to hear how high investment density, coupled with integrated-specific design, can drive meaningful on-ground impact. Your example reinforces an important lesson for large-scale interventions: that focus, local relevance, and systems thinking are critical to achieving both effectiveness and sustainability.
There is great value for the community of practice in learning from such practical experiences. If possible, it would be helpful to hear more from you—particularly any comparative insights on how project size influences adaptability, local ownership, and transaction costs across different contexts. Best regards,
RE: Do Big Projects Deliver Effective Solutions in a Complex World?
Nepal
Ram Khanal
Advisor
Community of Evaluator (COE) Nepal
Posted on 10/04/2025
Dear Pramel,
Thank you for sharing your insightful reflections from the Indian context.
It’s encouraging to hear how high investment density, coupled with integrated-specific design, can drive meaningful on-ground impact. Your example reinforces an important lesson for large-scale interventions: that focus, local relevance, and systems thinking are critical to achieving both effectiveness and sustainability.
There is great value for the community of practice in learning from such practical experiences. If possible, it would be helpful to hear more from you—particularly any comparative insights on how project size influences adaptability, local ownership, and transaction costs across different contexts. Best regards,