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TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Midterm Cluster Evaluation

eval_number:

2519

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2519

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

TRIANGLE in ASEAN, ILO ROAP/Bangkok, ILO DWT/Bangkok, HQ Geneva including PARDEV and EVAL, DFAT and GAC.

challenges:

The challenge is that it takes one or more years to design such a joint programme.

success:

The positive side consists of several elements: the efficiencies gained, the longevity of the investments, and the fact that it leveraged the resources of two donors to increase value for money ensuring a harmonised approach.

context:

This programme has undergone a lengthy design and inception phase, approaching three years for the DFAT-funded component. The investment of time and extensive consultation has enabled high quality documentation of the M&E framework and reporting system. The process has also demonstrated that inception documentation needs to be concise and readily grasped by existing and incoming staff, donors and independent evaluators. At the same time, it needs to be stressed that the performance framework is intended to be a living document and thus flexible enough to be adjusted in case of need.

description:

The Lesson Learned is that the merging of the Project Design Documents for DFAT and GAC and the move into a joint management structure under the programme approach of TRIANGLE in ASEAN took quite some time but resulted in different types of efficiencies such as:  consolidation of management structures,  increased specialisation of staff,  harmonization of activities, and  streamlined administrative and reporting functions. Although having led to delays in certain programme elements during 2017, the programme has now been implemented effectively, and, in fact, the GAC and DFAT investments have leveraged each other's resources to increase value for money and it is ensuring a harmonised approach to support safe and fair labour migration.

administrative_issues:

Provision of a full-time M&E Officer is essential in a programme of this size.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/221168

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location:

country:

Americas - regional

region:

Americas

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country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Midterm Cluster Evaluation