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Enhance the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities (...) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2542

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2542

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Resource management

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Regional Office of Arab States / Project Team in Yemen

challenges:

Through the implementation period, the ILO components of the ERRY JP dealt with various financial challenges and were unable to address the needs of all stakeholders and beneficiaries. These challenges ranged from transportation and the impact of the crisis on rising costs to the lack of adequate in-kind assistance or grants to beneficiaries and the inability to implement the CfW programme. In addition, rigid financial procedures at the regional level and the lack of communication between offices made it difficult to make changes to the budget during implementation.

success:

-

context:

As a large UN agency, ILO lacks flexible financial procedures that can adapt quickly to changing situations and contexts and struggles to deal with the reality of implementation in the field. According to a regional staff member, ILO lacks the ability to operate efficiently in conflict settings. Due to budget constraints, the CfW programme was not implemented and only 50% of beneficiaries received grants.

description:

Address budget shortfalls in regards to operations, programming, and logistics. According to the project team in Yemen, the project budget did not adequately cover expenses in the field, particularly due to unexpected operating costs caused by the conflict and the devaluation of the Yemeni Rial. This impacted all aspects of the project intervention, including low stipends for beneficiaries; a lack of tools, equipment, and materials for trainings; delays in financial disbursements to implementing partners; and an insufficient number of grants to help beneficiaries start their own businesses.

administrative_issues:

Without an increase in communication between ILO ROAS and ILO Yemen in order to share information about the reality of costs in the field, project budgets will continue to undermine the efficiency and effectiveness of programme interventions. This will necessarily require better planning and proper expenditure according to budget allocation rather than pre-financing from the ILO Yemen team. Different challenges for men and women should be considered and reflected in the budget as well, such as differing costs for transportation. In conjunction with other recommendations, the budget should also include room to conduct intensive monitoring and data collection in the field.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/218085

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location:

country:

Yemen

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Enhance the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities (...) - Final evaluation