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Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation

eval_number:

2669

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2669

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Gender equality

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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comments:

The target users of this lesson learnt are ILO staff involved in project development and implementation as well as other development practitioners from the UN Agencies INGOs, NGOs.

challenges:

Though involvement of the ILO Gender Bureau was noted in the Project document, the evaluation has not captured any involvement of the Gender Bureau during the implementation stage. If Gender Mainstreaming Strategy was developed at the Inception Phase of the project, the Project team could have put more attention to gender issues during the implementation stage.

success:

At the start of the Project, the M&E matrix was developed aimed at capturing sex disaggregated data. This template and the requirement for National Project coordinators collecting data in sex disaggregated manner ensured proper gender balance in capacity building activities.

context:

The Project focused mainly on collecting sex disaggregated data and ensuring proper gender balance in capacity building activities. However, gender issues were poorly presented in the content of capacity building events and knowledge products delivered by the Project. The Output 1.4 which is the key output on addressing gender issue has not been implemented so far. This situation puts at risk the achievement of the Project’s development objective, to improve employability of both women and men. As it was learnt in Phase I of the project through the independent final evaluation, the Project failed to attain any significant results in gender-sensitive policies and programming.

description:

The absence of a Gender-Mainstreaming strategy at the Project Design stage resulted in rather poor gender-performance at the implementation stage.

administrative_issues:

It is recommended to the Project team to develop a Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for the Project, taking into account the ILO Strategic Plan for 2018-21 and the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2018-21 (2018). The participatory methodology could be sourced from the Manual for Gender Audit Facilitators (2nd Edition, 2012 Geneva, ILO) to drive the participatory process involving project’s stakeholders. The expertise of ILO Gender, Equality and Diversity branch (GED) would be beneficial. It is further recommended that the project introduces at least one gender-relevant topic in each project event and/or activity. Capacity building activities for project staff and ILO Constituents on integrating a gender-sensitive approach in policy development, programming and implementation including Gender Sensitive Budgeting is highly recommended.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/224683

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation