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Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2360

eval_title:

Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Afghanistan

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2360

lessons_learned:

description:

Lesson 7: The success of an MSD intervention in a fragile context like Northern Afghanistan does not only depend on how rigorously market assessments and interventions have been carried out, but also on more contextual factors that may significantly affect project outcomes. Action 7: A mapping of local stakeholders for each new locality is crucial as it may reveal the importance of certain actors or market players whose engagement was not as essential in other places. The dynamics of competition and collaboration between local stakeholders should also be closely examined for effective intervention design. The mapping exercise could serve as a basis to select the social partners the project cannot do without and plan capacity-building activities depending on their needs. Forecasting and risks analysis efforts should also be prioritised to anticipate political and security risks that can affect an intervention’s outcomes. This can also help strengthen the attribution mechanisms at the core of R2J’s MRM system.

context:

The local context, characterised by ever-changing social, political and economic conditions, is a decisive parameter to keep in mind when replicating R2J to other localities or choosing to scale it up to the national level.

success:

R2J challenged common perceptions on private sector development in fragile contexts and was operational for five years despite exogenous constraints.

challenges:

R2J challenged common perceptions on private sector development in fragile contexts and was operational for five years despite exogenous constraints.

administrative_issues:

design and implementation

comments:

Project staff

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/199218

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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