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The law-growth nexus - Phase III: Labour law and the enabling business environment for MSMEs in Kenya - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2639

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2639

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Programme implementation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Project managers for any development cooperation projects and donors. This lesson is also importance for any National Project Steering committees.

challenges:

The challenge that comes with this lesson is that project implementation may not go according to plan in terms of timeframes and in terms of priority/order of carrying out activities. The Challenge is that implementing agencies (I.e. the ILO) will have committed to the donor to achieve targets by certain timeframes which would then need to be adjusted. ILO projects are time bound and therefore delays in implementing activities (despite the necessity to adapt to the context) may result in funds being unspent or reports indicating incomplete delivery by the time the project ends.

success:

The positive angle to this lesson is that ownership, tripartism and sustainability will be at the core of project implementation. The likelihood of initiatives carrying on beyond the project are more likely when a strong partnership has been nurtured (influenced by the flexibility and adaptability in project implementation).

context:

In a project with multiple stakeholders (at times with diverging interests) it is important to anticipate some delays (and therefore impact on budgeting) whilst engaging them in a meaningful way in the implementation. Given the importance of this ownership and engagement, complete consultations and adapting to the demands of all parties is necessary. When operating in a complex environment with various parties it is important to find a balance in decisions taken on the roll out of activities given the implication on the process as a whole, on partnerships and on the quality of delivery and inputs on the activity itself.

description:

Flexibility in project implementation is necessary when aiming to have full stakeholder buy-in and ownership

administrative_issues:

The design of project implementation plans should take into consideration possible delays on activities which require agreement or participation of all partners involved. If tripartism, ownership, dialogue and sustainability are to be at the core of ILO projects flexibility needs to be applied. This should be made at the onset of project implementation and communicated to the donor.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/223455

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location:

country:

Kenya

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

The law-growth nexus - Phase III: Labour law and the enabling business environment for MSMEs in Kenya - Final Evaluation