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Shan State: Peace reconciliation and development through community empowerment - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

2376

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2376

good_practices:

replication:

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cause_effect:

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themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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context:

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description:

The community infrastructure projects under Strategic Objective 3 appear to be a particularly effective strategy for both encouraging communities to identify and address local priority needs, and to serve as a “hook” or enticement to encourage the interest and participation of local duty-bearers. As explained in an internal consortium document shared with the evaluation team, the community infrastructure projects are intended to “resource, enable, and provide technical guidance to communities in the design, planning and construction of community prioritised, shared infrastructure—for example—community buildings such as school (refurbishment, not new build), low cost youth training centres or community clinics, and the extension of access to drinking water supply for shared by neighbouring villages. These are local programmes, using local resources—both in labour and—to the degree possible—in procurement of materials.” The benefits of the community works extend beyond simply addressing local priority infrastructure needs. They provide an “entry point” for PRD partners to help develop relationships with local authorities, both government and EAO. They provide an example of a tangible “peace dividend” and allow Consortium partners to suggest future collaboration and address more sensitive issues once a relationship has been established. Evidence of these additional benefits have already been seen by project staff. These include community discussions and complaints around sensitive topics such as forced labour; sexual violence; double taxation; drug cultivation; land grabs and natural resource exploitation; and the loss of national identity cards needed to access or receive essential government services.

links:

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indicators:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/201402

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location:

country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Shan State: Peace reconciliation and development through community empowerment - Midterm evaluation