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to improve rural transportation. In Burundi an agricultural project rehabilitated rural feeder roads to open agricul- tural production zones, while in Lesotho a project to help smallholder wool and mohair producers also included road construction. Tajikistan’s road network project aimed to accelerate socio-economic activities, improve connec- tivity with neighboring countries and boost agriculture, tourism and trade, contributing to poverty reduction. Lastly, a water project in Guinea constructed access roads to water sources and benefited 3,040 households with new or improved water connections through the construction of full water supply systems in five towns, including estab- lishing a water production capacity of 3,176m 3 and laying 2,765 km of water pipes/trunk systems. While many results — such as the expansion of energy access, increased energy generation capacity, construc- tion and refurbishment of roads — highlight the substan- tial contributions of OPEC Fund-supported projects to development, specific beneficiary data was unavailable for many projects. The completion reports primarily focus on outputs, rather than outcomes and frequently lack detailed information on direct beneficiaries. As a result, the reported beneficiary figures likely represent a significant underestimation of the true scope of impact. For example, data on jobs supported was only available for one of the 16 analyzed non-trade projects, while no data on students and patients who benefited could be gathered for the newly established health and education facilities. To convey a deeper understanding of the development effects of projects, the case studies presented overleaf describe where some of these results come from and add context to the numbers presented in this chapter.
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