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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

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

recommendations:

date:

2023-12-06 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Enterprises

category:

Cooperative

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comments:

1. The PAVE project will review the possibility of engaging with PDoC

action_plan:

The project management team partially agreed with the recommondation. Since 2011, the ILO has been actively involved in collaborating with the corporate sector, primarily in the areas of policy and service enhancement, rather than direct engagement with primary and secondary cooperatives to enhance the living standards of their members. However, over the years, the ILO has not witnessed significant progress in its cooperative-related efforts. Providing additional subsidies to cooperatives is not a practical and sustainable solution, as it poses challenges to their long-term viability. It is crucial for cooperatives to become self-reliant and competitive enough to effectively compete with the private sector. Initially, the project initiated discussions with the Provincial Department of Cooperatives (PDoC) before exploring collaboration with the Cooperative Council in Kilinochchi. Unfortunately, these initial discussions did not continue for various reasons, with the pandemic being a significant contributing factor. The project's engagement with the Cooperative Council also encountered challenges, which were documented as a case study and included in the Annual Progress Report. Subsequently, the project reestablished a positive working relationship with the Chief Secretary and planned to hire a consultant to work with cooperatives at the provincial level, aiming to enhance coordination among various stakeholders. However, the project faced difficulties in finding qualified professionals with expertise in this domain, which hindered its progress and prevented its continuation.

management_response:

Action not yet taken

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

CO-Colombo

title:

7. Support to the Department of Cooperatives: In regard to activities with the Cooperatives, it is recommended that (a) the Project facilitates a dialogue between higher level Cooperatives and the Provincial Department of Cooperative (PDoC) in order to agree on the way ahead with some of the Project interventions; and (b) the Project, in consultation with the PDoC should explore focussing Project’s assistance towards improving business strategic planning, value chains and related areas, and the overall vision of the cooperatives.

project_symbols:

LKA/18/01/MUL

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/17574

information_source:

Country Office

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