| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Rural Development and Resettlement Project (phaseⅢ) |
| Duration |
August 1998 ~ January 2000 |
| Donor |
UNDP, JICA |
| Implementiong Organization |
UNDP |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Rural Development |
| Region |
Takeo and Kompong Speu |
| Financing |
126 million dollars |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
UNDP, JICA, UNOPS, JICE(the Japan International Cooperation Centre) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
The objectives were to alleviate poverty, through improved incomes and livelihoods and to contribute to the institutionalization of a system of effective rural development. The project operated four centers which served as bases for vocational training courses and for a range of extension activities. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
In most parts, experts from ASEAN and Japan took the lead on the project, indicating that the recipient did not have a high level of ownership. At the village level, also, the village leaders had doubt about the ownership and the scope of their responsibilities relating to the PRM, because of the lack of documentation. |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
The employment of experts from other ASEAN countries and Japan remained relevant to the situation in Cambodia. A dynamic exchange between technical experts working directly with the poor of Cambodia could bring continued benefits, not only to Cambodia but also to the other countries who participated in the tripartite project. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The evaluation team consisted of 8 experts and it conducted evaluation for 5 weeks. The evaluation method was mostly qualitative. The qualitative information form the small sample was shared with others working on the project and was also compared with the more global, quantitative documentary information held by the project. The team also met authorities from the Minister of Rural Development, representatives of JICA and UNDP. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
This project will be sustainable. There is potential for the training centers to become self-financing either through doing courses on contract for companies who pay to have trained staff provided to them or through staff and students doing contract work as part of the training. Also, the Provincial Rural Development Committess expresses a strong interest in taking over responsibility for management of the project. Nevertheless, it is highly likely that some financial management support and some financial monitoring at provincial level would be required. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Other Remarks |
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