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FAIRWAY Program - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

3439

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3439

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

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challenges:

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success:

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context:

For the ILO more broadly, there is need for a more coherent, long-term 10-15 years programmatic approach including the use of overarching theories of change, in order to support ongoing programme learning, building on good practices, increasing synergies between project activities, and facilitate match funding. This goes beyond the current ILO programme and budget planned so far for the 2023-24 biennium. For the ILO, the experience gleaned by phased programmes like Work in Freedom, which has operated since 2013, and FAIRWAY, with the accompanying staff experience and knowledge, is invaluable. To preserve, consolidate further, and build upon this experience requires more than lessons learned documents, since these often remain relatively undigested beyond the project itself. Detailed theories of change built upon these lessons and spanning across all projects within the migration field, do preserve this learning, more profoundly however, and ensure that it continues to evolve. The role of longer term regional and global staff is also vital in developing these frameworks, since they provide also a knowledge management function in the ILO and work across projects and on new designs.

description:

 Long term nature of change and need for a programmatic approach within ILO. In the Arab States especially, the process of kafala reform and behavioural change requires a long wind – a long term approach that requires huge patience and stamina to make a real difference. In spite of difficulties it also requires seeking to maintain points of contact and communication with Ministries of Labour, TU federations, and Recruitment Agency syndicates, though not at the cost of the ILO’ key principles around the protection of workers’ rights.

administrative_issues:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/256160

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

FAIRWAY Program - Midterm evaluation