Prepare To Scale Up

STEPS
BEFORE YOU SCALE UP
  1. Have a vision to scale up from the beginning of the project.
  2. Determine the effectiveness of the approach.
  3. Assess the potential to scale up.
  4. Develop an evaluation plan
  5. Build a consensus to scale up.
  6. Advocate for supportive policies.
AS YOU SCALE UP
  1. Define the roles, relationships and responsibilities of implementing partners.
  2. Secure funding and other resources.
  3. Develop the partners' capacity to implement the program.
  4. Establish and maintain a monitoring and evaluation system.
  5. Support institutional development for scale.

BEFORE YOU SCALE UP…

STEP 6: Advocate for supportive policies.

Before expanding a community mobilization program, you will need to look at the existing policies in the country and determine whether or not they present any barriers to effective large scale program implementation. Are the relevant policies supportive, neutral or will they inhibit the program's effectiveness and reach? If there are policies that will seriously restrict the ability of the program to function, you should consider whether these policies could or should be changed. In most cases, you will need to include an advocacy component in your scaling-up effort.

There are many resources on how to advocate for policy changes and some of these are listed in the Resources list in this CD-ROM.