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Project support for improving the institutional capacity of government agencies can be effective if they are well-focused and include both grassroots interventions and interventions that address systemic deficiencies at the regional and national levels. The project's institutional support for the birth registration process is well-focused on addressing gaps at various levels in the process. The approach, which takes into consideration both the needs at the grassroots level as well as the systemic weaknesses that create the problems, has the best chance of creating effective change.