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Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3552

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3552

good_practices:

replication:

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cause_effect:

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themes:

theme:

Gender equality

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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context:

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description:

Outcome # 3 of the Project seeks to enhance the participation of women and PwDs in the chosen sectors. The project provided knowledge and skills to a wide range of stakeholders including relevant officers of the government on integrating gender and disability. It targeted the Department of Social Services (DoSS), the main service provider for vulnerable groups and the Department of Industries (DoI) which has the mandate to establish, maintain and develop rural industrial and livelihood enterprises, promote entrepreneurship culture, provide skill development training and inculcate technology adaptation culture. The project supported DoSS to set up a database with complete information of PwDs in the northern province, develop the policy on PwDs and train the department officials on Sign language. The DoSS provided a monthly allowance for PwDs and gave a one-time business start-up cash of LKR 50,000 for those who are interested in engaging in livelihood activities. The linkage and partnership facilitated and promoted by the project between DoSS and DOI has enabled both departments to work together for sustaining the entrepreneurial and other livelihood initiatives undertaken by the Project. DoI has also sought provincial funding and supplemented and complemented the livelihood assistance provided by the project.

links:

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indicators:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/256923

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location:

country:

Sri Lanka

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+) - Final evaluation