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A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans (R2J4All) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3284

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3284

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Small or micro - enterprises

category:

Enterprises

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comments:

ILO, PAC, DFAs, MSMEs

challenges:

Support only to traditional businesses may entail the risk for the businesses not to be profitable in the long-term after the end of the project. Further, the lack of future support to innovative and technological approaches may increase the risk of the businesses to sustain global market competition. Other challenges concern the narrow focus on traditional professions, the enhancement of further marketing strategies and the broader lack of skills development and difficulty to access the markets

success:

The departure of skilled and trained workers from their companies for several reasons (for ex. decision to leave the country) has been treated by ILO’s introduction of shifts for the workers. Another suggestion of ILO involved the brokerage of products by former employees who could be involved as brokers and receive a commission through the selling of products to the markets. Further, it has been proved that the provision of raw materials should be avoided since it does not increase competitiveness and innovation. On the contrary, machinery provision increased efficiency, production and revenues.

context:

R2DJ4ALL seems to support traditional businesses, providing significant incentives and skills development for Afghanistan’s traditional professions. However, MSMEs (financial) sustainability is challenging without ILO’s support.

description:

Integration of technological and innovative approaches can strengthen the sustainability of the MSMEs and can provide market diversification in Balkh’s labor market . Support of non-traditional innovative employment opportunities can diversify economic opportunities and can provide access to the open market in a more efficient way supporting at the same time existing employment opportunities. The enhancement of existing traditional employment sectors has worked well and the creation of an online e-platform for access of MSMEs products to open markets is in progress.

administrative_issues:

Staff, resources and design implementation

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/245720

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location:

country:

Afghanistan

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans (R2J4All) - Final evaluation