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ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2923

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2923

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

N/A

challenges:

The challenge with more partners has always been on coordination of interventions, especially joint activities such as monitoring and evaluation.

success:

Partners bring on board different experiences and approaches which when shared could benefit others.

context:

Identification of appropriate partners and linking them with the relevant interventions is a difficult process which requires careful planning at the design stage. This process should follow a comprehensive review of potential partners and where circumstances allow carry out an Organization Capacity Assessment (OCA). Often working with partners, the project has worked with previously helps to minimize the risks. Further by working with social partners of the ILO tripartite helps to improve their capacity and mainstream issues on child labour. Effective partnerships however call for clear definition of roles and regular coordination forums for all partners

description:

Synergies with different partners results into wider impact: ILO was in partnership with a number of organizations who carried out different, but complimentary roles. YECE and CICOD were in charge of downstream activities in Lilongwe and Ntcheu respectively. ILO took up upstream interventions working closely with relevant ministries to improve on the regulatory framework but also to support creation of linkages between the downstream interventions and relevant government agencies. MCTU and TUM led interventions with workers, while ECAM linked the project to employers. This mix of partners led to quick gains in most of the activities, compared to when one or a few partners would attempt to reach out to all

administrative_issues:

Project designs will need to clearly and address themselves to roles and responsibilities including geographical scope. Partner coordination meetings are also necessary and should be budget for.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/243032

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location:

country:

Malawi

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation