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Roads for Development (R4D) - Final Evaluation
- eval_number:
- 1754
- eval_url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1754
- lessons_learned:
- themes:
- theme:
- Capacity building
- category:
- Organizational issues
- comments:
- The target beneficiaries are often the communities themselves. It is also important to note that it is not just a money driven exercise but rather it is an opportunity for communities to self-mobilise and organize themselves to actively participate and assume ownership of key road infrastructure.
- challenges:
- The main challenge is for contractors who often have to engage, administer and assume responsibility for labour. Many contactors mention a preference for support to buy more machinery. However, the socio-economic benefits to communities certainly outweighs the short-term challenges to manage and supervise.
- success:
- The engagement of both men and women along the road networks is a signature feature of the program and a core component of the overall goal statement.
- context:
- The provision of training and support to contracts is a welcomed approach and often provides flow-on effects and benefits to labour-based workers who are often instructed on the best approaches to apply when rehabilitating or maintaining a road. The context is also structured in a way that there is a ready-made labour force combined with limited formal employment opportunities so often there is strong demand to participate.
- description:
- The application and use of labour-based approaches is at the heart of all ILO approached. The key lesson is the evidence from the R4D program is that labour-based approaches are effective if applied and managed correctly. The provision of daily allowances provides considerable benefit to rural communities who tend to have limited access to paid labour.
- administrative_issues:
- ILO need to continue supporting training and development of contractors and continue the promotion of labour-based approaches as a core component of work.
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/189690
- location:
- country:
- East Timor
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- eval_title:
- Roads for Development (R4D) - Final Evaluation
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