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Addressing Decent Work Deficits in the Tobacco Sector of Zambia and Tanzania Projects (DWiT) - Final cluster evaluation
- eval_number:
- 3212
- eval_title:
- Addressing Decent Work Deficits in the Tobacco Sector of Zambia and Tanzania Projects (DWiT) - Final cluster evaluation
- location:
- region:
- Africa
- country:
- Zambia
- region:
- Africa
- country:
- United Republic of Tanzania
- eval_url:
- https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3212
- lessons_learned:
- description:
- Voluntarism in community driven development
The frequent request for rewards for voluntary activities requires clear consensus on what “volunteerism” means for community members and projects. Projects should be clear that their voluntary work is premised on the fact that the volunteers first fulfil their livelihoods and then contribute part of their spare capacity in terms of time and competency to their community. Situations wherein volunteerism translates to full time work leads to demands for full time rewards. The social capital created through volunteerism is so important it should not be overshadowed by material gains. A clear distinction should be made between operational support and being paid to perform a voluntary function for a project.
- context:
- Local traditions promote volunteerism to support a common cause and therefore the project found the community members or targeted beneficiaries having the will to contribute time for project activities.
- success:
- Volunteers feel privileged and valued to contribute to the interventions that benefit them and others of their kind.
- challenges:
- Volunteers may not be willing to sacrifice time over and above they have put aside to render a voluntary service. They view volunteering to a funded project beyond a certain period as exploitation and this may attract recent about similar requests in the future.
- administrative_issues:
- n/a
- comments:
- The government ministries, department and agencies and of course the project partners
- url:
- https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/211499
- themes:
- theme:
- Economic and social development
- category:
- Economic and social development
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