| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
HIV/Reproductive Health Programme "Health for Future Work" |
| Duration |
2008-2010 (three years) |
| Donor |
United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
| Implementiong Organization |
Cambodian NGO Women Development Association (WDA) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Health |
| Region |
While the programme commenced in four companies in the Phnom Penh area, it expanded its activities in the second year to four enterprises in Kandal province and currently targets twelve garments factories located in Phnom Penh as well as Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces with a workforce of approximately 31,800 employees. All factories involved in the programme are suppliers of H&M. |
| Financing |
N.I. |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF), Women Development Association (WDA), Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), Reproductive Health Organization of Cambodia (RHAC) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
No environment issue mentioned in the evaluation report |
| Gender |
The project seems to take gender issue into account, and its evaluation report mentioned that the project is well accepted among female garment workers, as 90% of interviewed female workers participated in health activities. |
| Impact Analysis |
Regarding the relevance of the programme, the survey confirmed that the overall UNICEF programme indicator is aligned with the indicator of the National Strategic Plan II (2006-2010) as well as the Millennium Development Goals and refers to the “Percentage of garment factory workers who demonstrate comprehensive HIV knowledge”. WDA operates with annual logframes and in general, WDA activities and outputs of the programme are relevant and consistent with the overall goal and the attainment of objectives. Some shortcomings of the monitoring system have been detected as no overarching programme document exists and indicators to measure life skills, behaviour change, building networks and capacity/structures within companies are not in all cases defined, clear or relevant. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
The evaluation report considered strong ownership of H&M in the process of the programme. Based on interviews with general managers and key persons, the study reveals that the critical factor for factories to introduce the programme was the request of their buyer H&M. The commitment of H&M was vital in facilitating communication between factory management and WDA at the start-up phase of the programme. Most factories agreed to participate after WDA explained the programme and promised that it will only tackle the health of workers without interference of the companies’ production. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
Policy Coherence and Harmonization not mentioned in evaluation report. |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
Evaluation hase been conduced in six out of twelve garment factories involved in the programme and in one garment factory, which does not run a health programme. A total of 458 stadardized quantitative interveiws with female workers have been carried out to assess HIV knowledge and attitudes as well as health seeking behaviour. Focuse group discussions with 61 female workers of the six factories participating in the health programme were held to discuss issues concerning knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviour in relation to HIV and sexuality. An additional 76 peer educators and eleven nurses and doctors of the factory infirmant interviews have been conducted with the six programme key persons of the factories and four general managers of the factories in order to gain a better understanding of the programme structures and procedures, its impact as well as strengths and weakness. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
Programme implementation and monitoring should be further institutionalised in order to facilitate sustainability. Linkages between key person, infirmary staff and peer educators within the factories need to be strengthened and formalised. Step by step responsibilities for programme planning, monitoring and evaluation should be passed on to factories, which would include the development of workplans and budgets for each garment factory. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Other Remarks |
The five-year programme "Health for Future Work" is a Public-Private Partnership between UNICEF and H&M and is carried out by the Cambodian NGO Women Development Association (WDA). It aims to increase access to reproductive health, HIV and sexually transmitted infections prevention as well as nutrition information and sevices for female garment workers in twelve garment factories in Cambodia. |
