Good practice in facilitation remains a core challenge in implementing the market systems approach. The focus of this paper is on what facilitation means in practice. It discusses the implications of being a facilitator in a M4P programme: not only the facilitation alternative options and choices that need to be made, but also the practical implications for strategic, conceptual and operational planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The paper looks critically at the current practice and experience concerning the roles and responsibilities of donors and implementing partners, complemented with broader background reflections about facilitation within M4P initiatives.
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Donors and implementers can use this guide to help them think through their role as a facilitator.