PRS is considered to be a national strategy. Therefore it is mainly the task of the government in question to budget and implement the activities and actions defined in the PRSP as soon as possible. International donors usually contribute an additional amount to the national budget. (I)NGOs need to check how best to coordinate their activities with the national PRS. The different stakeholders are supposed to have already negotiated the different roles and responsibilities in respect of different activities and actions defined in the PRS during the formulation process. Specific civil society organisations may also have already been identified with regard to implementing a particular action point. Some PRSPs additionally include a matrix where responsibilities are clearly marked (see Annex of Tanzanian PRSP available at http://www.tanzania.go.tz/nsgrf.html); other countries prefer to develop a separate implementation plan. Sometimes it is possible and even necessary that a civil society organisation contributes with its specific knowledge and is prepared to advise the relevant institutions: for example, a DPO could advise the Ministry of Labour about employment obstacles. However, even if not included in the implementation stage, civil society organisations play an important role in monitoring the execution of activities or reminding the responsible institutions about forgotten action points defined in the PRSP. As in all stages of the PRS, a united, strong network of organisations in the field of disability produces more efficient results, especially by systematically using advocacy and lobbying techniques (see Chapter 8).

Using the PRS implementation phase and specific projects as entry points, it is important to start at an early stage. The first step assesses which projects are being prepared, while the second step includes the selection of relevant projects and making contact with representatives of organisations. The most efficient entry point is at the preparation stage (i.e. the formulation of the concept note), not when the project is nearly ready for approval.