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National Rural Employment Strategy in Lao PDR towards increasing opportunities for decent and productive employment in rural areas - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2770

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2770

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Project team /CTA/ ILO specialists

challenges:

The project CTA who was based in Lao attempted to reach out to WB and other development partners and NGOs, but these was unsuccessful. It was said that these agencies were not enthusiastic whereas the project team did not follow up them sufficiently. As a result, no synergies happened. The output was not met and the project missed the chance to have these agencies replicate the models.

success:

n/a

context:

Rural areas in Lao PDR still lack basic infrastructure such as rural road and other facilities such as water supply, which are needed for promoting rural economies and employment. On the other hand, the EIIP budget under the project was lean and inadequate. In its original design, the NRES project intended to get development partners, including World Bank Poverty Reduction Program, adopted and applied the ILO’s employment intensive infrastructure programme.

description:

Successful interventions must be replicated or scaled-up in order to achieve results. Synergies should be pursued to achieve replication. The project should engage the development partners, NGO, and donors systematically and periodically, since the beginning of the project. These can be done by inviting them to attend the national and provincial level project coordination meetings that are hosted by the Lao Government. Through this platform, the project could sensitize and raise awareness of effectiveness of the ILO tools, approaches and models, to promote replication. This includes advocating the WB PRF to adopt the labour intensive infrastructure approach nationwide.

administrative_issues:

Planning for synergies

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/230345

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location:

country:

Lao People's Democratic Republic

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

National Rural Employment Strategy in Lao PDR towards increasing opportunities for decent and productive employment in rural areas - Final evaluation