The Foreign Service Journal, January 2004

ily sacrifice participation for perfor- mance — because that is how we ourselves are judged. “Did you bring it in on time and within bud- get?” Once institutionalization becomes a stated goal, all staffing, budgeting, administration and scheduling func- tions have to be regarded somewhat differently. This will affect many of the host government’s decisions regarding its own counterpart contri- bution. As to financing, in a bilateral arrangement neither government may have the long-term resources to sustain the project. At best, we or they may be able to pay part of the bill. So we need to think about the type of future organization we want. Perhaps it shouldn’t rely wholly on public sector revenues. Maybe it will be able to raise money in the corporate sector or from the clients themselves or from private founda- tions, or even all three sources. To provide the necessary flexibility, a parastatal format might be called for. Or maybe a nonprofit organizational format might work. Once the pro- ject is up and running, these deci- sions need to be made early on so there is enough time to gear up for the fundraising that will inevitably J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 4 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 61 The host-country ministry helping to implement the project may know as little about the local situation as the foreigners do. ,