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EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2829

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2829

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

COVID-19

category:

COVID-19

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comments:

ILO programmes and HQ, UN Women programmes and HQ, and future donors

challenges:

The EU Spotlight Initiative agreement did not allow for any changes to the programme design once it had been finalized. Humanitarian funds and development funds are typically kept separate across EU funding even though the COVID-19 pandemic created a situation where some humanitarian programming was required to meet the most pressing needs of WMWs within development programming.

success:

Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SAF Programme made considerable efforts to respond to the pandemic and adjust its programming within the existing parameters of the programme design and results framework to meet the most pressing needs of WMWs.

context:

The COVID-19 pandemic created an enormous crisis for migrant workers by generating new challenges and exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. This meant that changes were required to the programming design and framework in order to fully meet the most pressing needs of WMWs.

description:

Development programmes need support from donors to adjust their design and results frameworks to more flexibility respond to the needs of rights holders when faced with large-scale crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. While the SAF Programme adjusted its programming approaches to respond to emerging needs of women migrant workers (WMWs) and challenges raised by the pandemic, its response was limited by a lack of flexibility to modify the programme design and results framework. The programme likely could have provided a more comprehensive response had new outputs or even outcomes been created to respond to a crisis of this magnitude. However, doing so would have required greater flexibility on the part of the programme donor.

administrative_issues:

To achieve greater flexibility, ILO staff would need to advocate among future donors to include mechanisms that facilitate modifications to the programme design throughout programme implementation.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/1680798

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation