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First Independent Evaluation of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab – 2021 - 2023

eval_number:

3217

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3217

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO Fundamentals staff

challenges:

The evaluation could not identify causal links between activities and expected outcomes because the system-level does not comprise a Theory of Change linking activities to outputs and expected outcomes (and interactions between outcomes).

success:

n/a

context:

The system-level was introduced in the 8.7 Accelerator Lab in 2022. The introduction added a dimension of improving the internal functioning of the FUNDAMENTALS branch concerning child and forced labour.

description:

A dedicated Theory of Change (ToC) for the 8.7 Accelerator Lab's system-level is necessary to properly monitor and evaluate activities that enhance the functioning of FUNDAMENTALS. Assessing or tracking system-level achievements is challenging without a more detailed understanding of the chronology of activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact. Although the activities at this level address specific difficulties, they do not adequately demonstrate how they are linked with the pillars of targeting, exchanging, and accelerating. Specifically, there are no outcomes grouping the activities and describing what the system-level aims to achieve.

administrative_issues:

Staff resources to further develop the system-level approach by elaborating its ToC.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/1680694

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

First Independent Evaluation of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab – 2021 - 2023