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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
- eval_url:
- https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2210
- lessons_learned:
- description:
- A multi-track approach can work only under reasonably developed conditions and where institutional collaboration is strong. However, when tourism initiatives introduced in less developed and new areas, it is better to plan in a sequential manner. ILO implemented LED project on the assumption that the three-track strategy will lead to a sustainable tourism in less developed areas with a low level of tourism services. Different sets of activities took place across the two districts with very low implementation capacity. The project given its size of funding was not attractive enough for giving serious consideration at the national level, despite good intentions. The project could have been more effective using a building block model and expanding activities based on local capacity and strengths in a sequential manner.
- context:
- Diversified interest lacking coordination
- success:
- Interest and willingness of private sector actors in institutionalizing and strengthening sustainable tourism in rural communities.
- challenges:
- Conflicting interests and less coordinated approach, low institutional capacity and vulnerable beneficiary groups, and over ambitious outcomes.
- administrative_issues:
- Inadequate staffing arrangement
- comments:
- Tourism based service providers, Local beneficiaries including women, tour operators, DFAT Australia, and ILO CO Skills team
- url:
- https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/210321
- themes:
- theme:
- Planning and programme design
- category:
- Organizational issues
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