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Independent Final Cluster Evaluation of RBSA-funded outcomes in Moldova: MDA104, MDA130

eval_number:

1850339

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1850339

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Employment creation

category:

Employment

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comments:

All LEP territorial actors with support from central institutions

challenges:

There are no negative challenges, but the time has come to concentrate the support according to a sector-based strategic development approach.

success:

The support to beekeeper associations and the beekeeping sector provides an encouraging example, further detailed in the following lesson learned number 8.

context:

The Territorial approach to employment partnership has been successful in Moldova and has committed to support certain type of business based on its territorial relevance.

description:

The learning from both RBSA projects results is that it shows that LEP can potentially increase its impact in terms of job creation and wider economic development if the support is economic sector-focused. The evaluation understands small businesses, from specific sectors, have been successful in stabilising after receiving support from LEP or the Green Economy project (even though the period of existence of business supported by this project is short given this project started late). The LEP project support to organise targeted economic sectors such as beekeepers or handicraft’s sector has been a learning experience underlining the vulnerability and risks inherent to business isolation (fierce competition of low quality, low prices products, certification to access markets, cooperative and associations to ensure a higher production, investments in technical knowledge, digital marketing & promotion, training, equipment only accessible if resources are mutualised, access to funding opportunities.) Additional, small businesses managing to stabilise seem be unable to thrive further, due to either the lack of access to finance, equipment, additional technical or marketing skills. The lesson learned from this observation is that the benefits of LEP can be multiplied and take a greater, more impactful dimension if small businesses belonging to the same professional area can be supported from a sector perspective, so each sector benefits from the strategic vision and strategy. A professional sector approach is also likely to increase the stability, and expansion to small businesses. Hence, a sector approach goes hand-in-hand with a small business consolidation approach.

administrative_issues:

n/a

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/1859798

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location:

country:

Republic of Moldova

region:

Europe and Central Asia

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eval_title:

Independent Final Cluster Evaluation of RBSA-funded outcomes in Moldova: MDA104, MDA130