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ILO Technical Assistance to the EPWP (National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Limpopo Department of Public Works Roads and Infrastructure) - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

2303099

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2303099

location:

country:

South Africa

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

ILO Technical Assistance to the EPWP (National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Limpopo Department of Public Works Roads and Infrastructure) - Midterm evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2025-04-22 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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comments:

The expansion of the project to other provinces, whilst desirable, it will depend on availability of funding.

action_plan:

The process of harmonising the TOCs of the two projects was initiated. However, the Limpopo Project came to an end on 31 December 2024. Traditionally the two projects have held Biannual joint planning meetings to harmonise and optimise training activities, research and knowledge development. The two projects' TOCs are aligned at result, goal and outcome levels. They differ at output level due to the different priorities of the two donors. The design of the new Project extension for the potentially for the period July 2025 to December 2029 includes Outcome Based Budget.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

DWT/CO-Pretoria

title:

Recommendation 2 – Despite the challenges posed by the different donors and priorities of both projects, a single ToC should be prepared for the national and province levels in Phase V. First, the projects will profit from this alignment of objectives and outcomes to prepare eventually for an expansion of the TA to more provinces. Secondly, the projects need to develop a comprehensive ToC which explicitly demonstrates a logical interaction/ linkage from interventions (in this case, the technical assistance rendered by ILO) to outputs, outcomes, and the desired impact. Assumptions should be constituted at different results’ levels, not only as shown in the logical frameworks of the PRODOCs. Also, logical frameworks, outcomes and outputs should be harmonised for improved alignment between the national and province level activities and for reporting. This will also be crucial for programme and TA expansion to other provinces. Finally, the projects’ budgets should be activity-based to allow assessing the level and use of resources for each output and outcome.

project_symbols:

SAF/04/53/SAF

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2303199

information_source:

Country Office

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