The course aims at to make the operational level development practitioners in the Government; Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations and the private sector understand the theoretical perspective and methods of   formulation and appraisal of development projects. The participants will be exposed to various concepts and techniques prior to demonstrating their practical applications with examples.

At the end of the course the participants should be able to formulate and appraise an investment proposal.

Course Outline:

• Project Formulation:

Analyzing Development Problems, Preparation for Project Formulation by Examples, Stake holders, Situation Analysis, Determination of Project Objectives/inputs/outputs, verifiable indicators and Logical Framework.

• Project Appraisal:

Identification, valuation and comparison of Costs and Benefits, Discounting Techniques of investment appraisal Net Present value, Internal Rate of Return, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost – Effectiveness Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis.