Your proposal is an important document. Development Partners will decide to finance your project or not from what they read. Any proposal should show thoughtful planning

1. IRL6050-A:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Direct Problem-solving
Intervention Projects

2. What is a proposal?
Your proposal is an important document
Development Partners will decide to finance
your project or not from what they read.
Any proposal should show thoughtful
planning
https://www.slideshare.net/Makewa/8-project-proposal

23. Theory of Change (ToC)
• Definition
Theory of change is an on-going process of reflection to explore
change and how it happens – and what that means in a particular
context, sector, and/or group of people.
ToC thinking
• Structured way of thinking about change and impact organizations
would like to achieve
• Integrated approach to programme design, implementation, M+E, and
communication

24. Theory of Change: Main Questions
• What is the programme?
• What outcomes does the programme aim to
achieve?
• What intermediate steps lead to those outcomes?
• What assumptions are associated with each link
in the causal chain?
• How can we measure outcomes?

28. Establish a clearly
articulated goal
based on self
assessment
Establish a theory
of change for
myself based on
what I know
about my own
learning
strategies.
Develop a logical
pathway (logic
model) to achieve
my goal.
Implement the
plan as
developed,
Reflect on my new
practices and seek
feedback from
others.
Adjust my
practices based
on what I am
learning.
Achieve my goal!