Project Life Cycle

Discovery

Collaborating with our partners to determine how our organisation can add value to the goals they hope to achieve establishes a participatory process. Our team often engages in informal conversations with different members of the local community to build mutually collaborative relationships.

Plan Implementation

We work in solidarity to create a plan that helps build capacity.

Our aim in this phase is to clarify the partner’s goals, determine what resources are needed, and create an achievable budget. By unpacking project activities and outcomes we seek to ensure each project will benefit the community and is not limited to a stakeholder’s personal desire.

We aim to assist our partners in creating sustainable change. Throughout implementation we work to keep the partner accountable. We assist them in conflict resolution and problem solving, offering technical advice and moral support. We also create a vital link between our donors and the project(s) they support.

Each experience is tailored to fit with local needs. We are a non-judgemental, listening ear. When things are challenging we provide positive encouragement to continue on.

MONITOR & ADAPT

This phase relies on transparency in success as well as shortcomings; oftentimes we learn more from what goes wrong. Transparency ensures we and our partners do not repeat mistakes. Catholic Mission programs officers make sure to read between the lines. If the project is not achieving what it set out to, we need to adjust and provide alternatives to the partner to continue to deliver on a quality project.

Relying on trust and previous experience with partners we maintain constant dialogue to ensure transparency and accountability.

Assess

We reflect with the partner on what they have achieved, what unexpected outcomes arose, and what the future could look like for our partnership.

We strive to not only support our partners through their project but also at a broader level in wider operations.

At the end of this phase we review how, and at what capacity, we can support them in the future.