Corruption and embezzlement of aid money notwithstanding, the single point of failure for aid projects is the intransigence of the those holding the purse strings. If the end client and external expert discuss the project and decide to tweak things in such a way that the original ToR and deliverables are amended, the end client then formally applies to the purse string holders to have the amendments recognised. The purse string holders then take over a month to come back and say that the amendments have been rejected, meanwhile the external expert and end client are working to the revised deliverables.
So ultimately, where does that leave the project? As the external expert, my responsibility is to the end client - the rest is just BUREAUCRATIC BOLLOCKS!!
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