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More and Quality jobs are created through better policies and frameworks and strengthened labour market information systems - RBSA independent evaluation

eval_number:

3076

eval_title:

More and Quality jobs are created through better policies and frameworks and strengthened labour market information systems - RBSA independent evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Myanmar

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3076

lessons_learned:

description:

A project budget should be commensurate with the activity type. Infrastructure projects can absorb sizeable budgets and should be provided with them to maximise economies of scale and gain attention of counterparts with whom the agency is attempting to engage in policy discussions.

context:

Since 2013, the World Bank has provided a $500 million loan to the GoM for the Myanmar National Community Driven Development (CDD) Project. The CDD project, implemented by the GoM, is also providing community level infrastructure and employment for community members. The existence of this project has led the Government to have less interest in engaging with the ILO about their promotion of the RBSA model which is small in comparison at $1 million. This is unfortunate as the RBSA project has lessons that complement the CDD project. First, the ILO project is community managed as well as generating local employment whereas the CDD project is managed by external subcontractors. Second, the ILO project works in EAO areas whereas the CDD project is only implemented in Government controlled areas. The project design intended to work in EAO areas but due to their dissatisfaction with the NCA the EAOs refused to be involved.

success:

The proposal for a second phase of funding was ranked successful prior to diversion of funding to the Covid-19 response indicating that the ILO, the LRB approach and the proposal for continuation of the RBSA project was well regarded by the donor. This bodes well for the future of the ILO LRB program in Myanmar, in spite of the current challenging funding environment.

challenges:

Unfortunately, due to the diversion of resources towards the Covid 19 response the ILO Myanmar Liaison office as of April 2020 donor funding is not currently available for a follow on project. Moreover, funding has not been available

administrative_issues:

N/A

comments:

ILO Liaison Office, donors

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/250103

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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