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Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2563

eval_title:

Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Inter-Regional

country:

Inter-Regional

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2563

recommendations:

title:

T’boli Gold Business Plan. The project should hire a consultant with business planning experience to work closely with key stakeholders in South Cotabato to develop a business plan for T’boli gold. BAN Toxics developed a draft business model for Compassionate Gold (CG) that is very theoretical and does not meet the needs of key government stakeholders in South Cotabato. Since it will be difficult for SSM in the T’boli area to meet all the CG standards, the business plan should define the standards that miners should strive to meet. One option would be to start with child-labor free gold and work progressively toward the seven standards of CG using the Craft code tools. The business plan should define the products (raw gold or finished products such as jewelry), markets (such as tourists that visit the T’boli area), product pricing and sales (such as including gold or silver souvenirs in the price of tourist sites), and promotion and capacity building strategies. Key stakeholders that should be involved or consulted during the development of the business plan include PEMO, T’boli mining association, and T’boli jewelry association. The project might also link PEMO to the University of Philippines’s Department of Science and Technology and its holistic approach to mercury-free and cyanide-free gold mining.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/14218

action_plan:

In the no cost extension period, the project partnered with the T'boli LGU to form a group of individuals from the mining communities to build capacities on enterprise development particularly on jewellery crafting. The LGU sees this opportunity to push for indigenous gold jewelleries/products as their one town, one product (OTOP) initiative. The LGU has allocated funds to sustain the project initiative. In fact, the group has already secured an initial local market for their product.

date:

2021-07-29 00:00:00.0

progress:

Achieved

management_response:

Partially Completed

information_source:

Country Office

admin_units:

FPRW

project_symbols:

GLO/16/52/USA

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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