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3.8 Value-adding interventionsValue-adding interventions are those that include organisational development,method development, evaluations, preliminary studies or network building.SMC's member organisations may apply for funding for these interventions at anytime during the current budget year. These generally have not been included in thenormal application time frame for funding from Sida due to circumstances thathave prevented a longer planning period.

Value-adding interventions are intended to add value and increase the quality ofthe work of the formal partner organisations and to strengthen their capacity in along-term perspective.

Application and decision-making process

An application using the specific application forms for preliminary studies andevaluations (See chapter 8) is submitted to SMC in the usual way. The desk officergroup at the Secretariat needs a maximum of six weeks from the time ofapplication to process and decide if the grant can be approved.SMCs committee for development cooperation then receives information on theapproved interventions and confirms that the appropriate guidelines werefollowed. The maximum amount for this kind of grant is SEK 200,000. The

interventions may have a large or small scope.

Application assessment

Interventions must be clearly described and well prepared. Good planning and

clearly formulated goals are important for understanding how they are finally

achieved. It is also important to be able to monitor and report on the

effectiveness of the intervention.

When assessing an application, SMC looks particularly at whether capacitydevelopment will lead to new or improved knowledge within the implementing

organisation or target group.

When assessing local support for an intervention, the following criteria is noted:

The target groups are involved in the planning, implementation andmonitoring

The intervention uses methods that increase participation

More actors will participate

Weaker actors will become stronger Local responsibility will increase

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Knowledge is not only used within the organisation but also shared andutilised locally.

It is also always important that the perspective of the poor and vulnerable isincluded even if they are not necessarily the direct target groups for the value-

adding intervention.

Monitoring and reporting

For value-adding interventions, the same reporting times as for otherdevelopment and communication interventions apply (see section 3.1.2). SMCmonitors value-adding interventions by reviewing final reports and by actively

giving advice and comments during the process. The degree of goal achievementand a description of any long-term effects form the basis for our assessment ofthe final report.

In addition the report should demonstrate a good understanding of the context in

which the intervention has been implemented and how this context may have

changed over time. The final report should also describe how the intervention has

developed and strengthened the organisation and its work in the long term.

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