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Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People: Tackling the Challenge in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2734

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2734

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Programme implementation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Project teams and implementing partners

challenges:

The challenge is to realize the importance of the balance between planning at the project staff level and implementation on the ground with partners of the project. This is due the fact that project staff should be more concerned with strategic thinking and planning and do not have the capacity to implement, but rather should create effective communication channels with implementing partners to deliver the target results.

success:

The project was successful in implementing the job search cluds as it created a solid partnership with the Ministry of Youth and successfully guided implementation efforts.

context:

This is in the context of implementation of activities on the ground and communicating with government bodies and implementing partners

description:

One of the most important lessons learned is to realize the balance between the field works on the micro and the coordination role at the macro levels. Also to liaise between field and executive works to reach the prompt TOT skills to provide them with the ILO tools and make a direct benefit for youth targeted group and meantime observe their expertise and achievements on the micro level, then spread the idea to be implemented on the macro level. The achievement that was done by the project to implement the JSC in the youth centers on the directorates and villages level, has profound the project understanding working tools and its management style, on another hand; it flourished the communication channels with the Ministry of Youth on the central level, which make the Ministry eager to scale up the tool in all the other youth centers not only in the project governorates but in a wider range. As a step further the ILO will be operating in the executive lab on the micro level, towards replicating and scaling up the results on the national level, more than providing direct services. True partnership increases the overall project’s efficiency and maximizes the project effectiveness in achieving the desired results. Accordingly, new project design needs to be built from the design phase, taking into account the participation of all stakeholders, and identifying those who can act as actual partners and others who can be seen as potential partners but will need more effort to fulfill the partnership requirements.

administrative_issues:

The staff should be well aware of the project design and success factors to create effective communication with stakeholders and guide implementation.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/225130

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location:

country:

Egypt

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People: Tackling the Challenge in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final evaluation