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Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2210

eval_title:

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Sri Lanka

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2210

lessons_learned:

description:

Impact assessment requires a clear monitoring and evaluation arrangement supported by SMART indicators. Ex-post impact assessment becomes more reliable if the baseline is properly established using meaningful indicators. Monitoring just the development activities or the implementation process is not adequate for impact assessment. ILO projects need to take monitoring and evaluation seriously and the proper system put in place to facilitate regular progress monitoring and ultimately evaluated at the end of development interventions. This was one of the weakest areas in the project and as a result, the project did not generate adequate data to assess development effectiveness, including the extent to which project, directly and indirectly, contributed towards the output and outcomes.

context:

No baseline data due to long conflict in the project districts

success:

Limited management information data and continuity of same national staff over the six years project duration

challenges:

Lack of monitoring and evaluation framework after the project refocus.

administrative_issues:

Very limited provision for monitoring and evaluation and only after Phase II.

comments:

ILO, DFAT Australia, potential future donors and development partners, Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations, and local government units.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/210306

themes:

theme:

Impact assessment

category:

Organizational issues

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