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Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation
- eval_number:
- 3116
- eval_url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3116
- lessons_learned:
- themes:
- theme:
- Communication/media strategy
- category:
- Organizational issues
- comments:
- Community members need to be involved and social structures need to be aligned. This requires discussion and dialogue, particularly in relation to overall oversight and management of infrastructure.
- challenges:
- The only potential negative lesson is that infrastructure creates or contributes to existing tensions.
- success:
- Building awareness strengthens capacity and confidence which in turns leads to better engagement and support of infrastructure assets.
- context:
- Communities and beneficiaries need to want to engage. Without community engagement, project work will not progress. Tensions need to be addressed and discussed upfront to ensure that the project does not contribute to further inflation of social tensions.
- description:
- Projects operating in complex environments require a significant amount of time and investment to build awareness, seeks engagement and ultimately promote ownership. There is also scope as part of community engagement to address existing issues that underpin social tension. While this is ultimately a community responsibility, projects should seek to reduce elements of tension and promote peaceful engagement and support. As indicated in the good practices section, there is Significant benefit in investing considerable time upfront to work with communities to explain project interventions, discuss management responsibilities and plan and consult on context specific approaches to deliver products. It is also important that infrastructure does not create or exacerbate existing social tension.
- administrative_issues:
- Approach to communities should be replicated and all projects should allow for engagement during inception phases to ensure the project is understood and there is buy-in and engagement from stakeholders. Also important to note that the approach is not a one-off situation but rather it is an on-going process.
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/248981
- location:
- country:
- Philippines
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- eval_title:
- Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation
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