In the bilateral programme, all our engagements are driven by three year country strategies. The same three year process applies to NGOs and multilateral agencies. In each case those strategies are preceded by significant evaluation to assess the value of the engagement, identify lessons and adjust the engagement to take them into account. Most importantly, in the case of our programme countries it is not Ireland which is in the driving seat but the authorities in those countries. Hard experience has shown that if we do not create a sense of ownership, a sense that it is the country's development priorities which apply, there will be no sustainable progress.