This document discusses GIZ's experiences with scaling up development cooperation projects. It outlines a two-phase process undertaken by GIZ to integrate scaling up into their planning and evaluation processes. Phase I involved analyzing best practices and updating guidance documents. Phase II includes strategically evaluating projects and learning events. The document also presents lessons learned on success factors for scaling up, including having a long-term vision, stakeholder ownership, a multi-level approach, effective evaluation of pilots, standards, scaling up structures, communication, and sufficient time and budget. Examples from GIZ water and coastal management projects in Kenya and Vietnam demonstrate approaches to horizontal and vertical scaling up.

1. Scaling up in development
cooperation
GIZ experiences
by
Frauke Neumann-Silkow,
Senior Policy Advisor
IFAD – Joint Learning and Partnership Building Events
October, 26th 2011
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2. GIZ internal processes
Phase I (2010)
 Analysis of best practices
 Product: Practical Guidelines
 Screening of planning and evaluation processes and
integration of „scaling-up“ in guiding documents
 Communication, awareness raising & qualification
Phase II (2011/2012)
 Strategic evaluation of projects with regard to scaling-up:
 To improve effectiveness, impact and quality of our
approaches and instruments
To further develop strategies and policies
 To strengthen GIZ profile on scaling up
 Learning events
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3. Increasing scale  more outreach + impact
Macro-Level
Policy development
vertical
Micro – Level
Pilot projects horizontal
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4. Lessons learned: success factors (1)
 THINK BIG: the vision of scaling up as an integral part of
programme planning
 A long-term vision and a scaling up road map will facilitate the early
identification of risks and opportunities.
 Ownership and involvement of key stakeholders
 Strong support and ownership of national decision makers and
influential persons/organisations is a major condition for success
 Multi-level approach
 Projects should work on several levels to facilitate the interplay
between pilot projects and policy development
 Good evaluation of pilot projects‘ results
 Only if projects bring about a genuine and visible contribution to
resolving the problem, there is a chance that they will be rolled out
swiftly.
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5. Lessons learned: success factors (2)
 Standards and manuals
 Guidelines and standards ensure the quality of scaling-up
processes.
 Effective scaling up structures and incentive mechanisms
 Change processes must be scaled up by professional institutions.
Incentive mechanisms are needed that go beyond traditional
regulatory systems ( financial and commercial incentives,
competitions etc.)
 Communication and networking
 Communication, awareness programmes and networking are key to
informing, convincing and involving major stakeholders.
 Generous timescale and budget
 Scaling up demands a long-term financing concept and patience on
both the partner and the donor side. Appropriate financing
strategies should be drawn up at an early stage.
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6. Owner- Financing
ship mechanism &
develop- institutional
Vision ment structures
1,6 Mio. poor Networking:
• Integration in policy documents donors,
people in • Establishment of Water Services
urban slums NGO,
Trust Fund decision
get access to
clean drinking makers
water
dialogue
Multi-
level
approach
Result after 4 years:
675.000 people have
new access to water
Development and evaluation of
Pilot the pilot concept „Water Kiosk“
project (technical and management
concept)
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7. Pro Poor Approach in the Kenyan water sector
Donors, Water
GoK Services
Trust ADVISE & MONEY
Fund
MONEY
Water
Services
Providers
CONTROL
IMPLEMENTATION
Water
kiosk
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8. Extras
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9. 2007: BMZ-Project (3 m)
Management of Natural
Resources in the Coastal Zone
of Soc Trang Province
Pilot-project
2008: BMZ/AusAid-Project (5 m)
First step towards horizontal
scaling-up by expanding the pilot
project to a second province with a
second donor.
2010: BMU-Project (3.5 m)
Adaptation to climate change by
promoting the biodiversity in
province Bac Lieu
Horizontal scaling-up together
Mekong Delta
with a diversification of the
Source: Wikimedia Commons contracting bodies
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10. Rural development
2010: Climate Change and Coastal
Ecosystems Program
• BMZ/AusAid Cooperation: 21.6 m
• Horizontal and vertical scaling-up
• Multi-level approach
 Combination of experiences from
the current decentralized projects
 Support of the creation of a
coherent national policy and procedure
for the management of coastal
ecosystems
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