Proven Effectiveness

The actions carried out thanks to solidarity funding are highly flexible and reactive in responding to local needs because they are "local" in both size and target.

•  The limited number of actors (certainly less than in government projects) facilitates negotiation, means approval can be gained rapidly to readjust a project if the need arises, and in certain cases reduces considerably the time required to complete an action.

•  The speed of decision-making and releasing funds makes it possible to guarantee the local populations a short time lapse between information meetings and the beginning of construction of public infrastructure.

•  The capacity to mobilise additional funds and external skills makes it possible to carry out small local-scale projects in collaboration with development professionals.