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Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

3118

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3118

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Knowledge management

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO Constituents, development partners and civil society organizations, including the ILO project management team.

challenges:

In some countries, the research component faces challenges that have not allowed work against CL to start with data collection. In other cases, political instability has impeded dialogue and collaboration required to design and implement policy measures.

success:

In some countries, collaboration opportunities for concrete action on the ground have emerged before the research and policy activities are on track.

context:

The project is designed to improve knowledge and policy making and to direct activities at beneficiaries following contextual analysis and the identification of gaps. Though it is important to be logical in the implementation of the project, the management has also had to be pragmatic and flexible in terms of time, resources and duration of the project, contextual challenges and opportunities; it has not been possible to deploy project activities in a sequential manner.

description:

Improving knowledge, policymaking, and activities on the ground cannot always be done in a sequential manner, as challenges and opportunities in each area of work arise differently in each national context. The sequential manner of implementation, particularly in terms of research, policymaking and direct activities is difficult and do not always work on the ground. The research certainly contributes towards improving knowledge and informing policy makers, although the time taken to conduct research, including validation of findings, is more dependent on the current status of the country or contextual analysis. The direct interventions following research and policy-making for victims of child labour, forced labour and trafficking are not effective in positively affecting their lives as they hinder continuous monitoring and leave less time for linking with services for achieving sustainability. In some implementing countries, especially India and Pakistan, Outcome 1 related to credible knowledge on child labour, was underdeveloped or late, while Outcome 3, on holistic approach developed, applied and successful on the ground, was already being implemented.

administrative_issues:

Flexibility in project implementation allows the project to tap into opportunities at country level and move forward with the different components of the project depending on their feasibility, and adapting to national contexts and events.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/249173

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Midterm evaluation