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Improvements of livelihoods of vulnerable households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2489

eval_title:

Improvements of livelihoods of vulnerable households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo - Final evaluation

location:

region:

Africa

country:

Somalia

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2489

lessons_learned:

description:

Projects being implemented in insecure environments such as Galkayo need to have flexibility as the situation changes sporadically. The situation in Galkayo is volatile and it changes by the hour. This was experienced in this project through-out the project period. At one time, project staffs were denied entry into the south which resulted to delays in implementation of activities. Without the flexibility exercised in this project both by the donor, partners, local authorities and the beneficiaries, the project results would not have been realised.

context:

Galkayo, especially the south was generally insecure for project officers and the beneficiaries alike. Further the north and south administrations operated independently and as such the project needed to address issues differently. Activities in the south were particularly delayed with most of them getting to be implemented in the second half of the project. This called for patience by the donor, implementing partners, local authorities and the community.

success:

Allowing more time for negotiations and working closely with the respective administrations worked well in ensuring smooth flow of activities. This called for a high level of flexibility in time and resource allocations to respond to the prevailing circumstances and ensure that the set targets are reached.

challenges:

Numerous incidences of insecurity resulted to delays in implementation of activities. Further it was also impossible for some project staffs to visit some areas especially in south Galkayo which generally complicated monitoring of activities.

administrative_issues:

It is important that project designs for projects in insecure environments do not assume a seamless flow of activities. Situations were bound to change and it is important that the project design allows for flexibility in adapting to the changed circumstances.

comments:

Local community, local authorities

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/214019

themes:

theme:

Labour standards

category:

International Labour Standards

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