The German Government collaborated with IFAD and the Gov't for the seven full years
of the project. AusAID and the WFP also provided technical and food aid assistance
respectively, prior to the MTR. The German Government has broadly met, or in some
instances exceeded, its commitment to the project through GTZ and DED. However,
some TA staff found quite challenging the change from the earlier, bilateral funded
activities to the decentralised delivery of services by Gov't line agencies using funds
channelled through the Gov't system. The Performance of the German Government is
deemed satisfactory. WFP has generally kept to its commitment and has in fact
provided greater quantity of food aid than agreed, although there have been some
delays. In Kampot, some villagers are still waiting for "food wages" over a year after
performing the work. (Clearly, where food insecurity is an important factor food wages
must be delivered on time). AusAID had a satisfactory performance.