| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Social Protection and Gender in Cambodia Final Evaluation |
| Duration |
1 January 2010 to 6 Novermber 2012 |
| Donor |
Spanish Development Cooerpation Agency (AECID) |
| Implementiong Organization |
Spanish Development Cooerpation Agency (AECID) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Social Protection |
| Region |
Cambodia |
| Financing |
1358693 |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA), the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MOLVT),Spanish Development Cooerpation Agency (AECID) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
1) improving the well being and health of women workers and enhancing gender responsive workplace policies; 2) promotion of women’ s participation in workplace level decision making and 3) creating pre-induction and post- factory employment opportunities. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
The project collaborated well with other ILO projects, such as the ACTRAV Trade Unions for Social Justice project, HIV/AIDS Workplace Education project, ILO/Norway Gender Mainstreaming project, as well as the MDG/F Joint Program for Children, Food Security and Nutrition in Cambodia. The project however collaborated less with Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
The project seeks to influence policy makers to enhance gender responsive workplace policies, in accordance with international labour standards and national labour law. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The evaluation team visited Cambodia from 3-13 September for interviews, meetings and visits to project sites. Methodologies comprised of interviews with key informants and major stakeholders. The team reviewed documents and tools and held focus group discussions with (i) garment factory workers; (ii) infirmary service providers in two factories; (iii) two HIV/AIDS Committees; (iv) Self-help groups supported by WDC in Kampong Chhnang and IVY in Svay Rieng; (v) beneficiaries of the Pre-Industrial Life Skills training (PILS) in Prey Veng. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
No related materials are mentioned in completion report. |
| Rating |
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| Other Remarks |
In a project with multiple implementing partners, it is critical to bring partners together, preferably at the beginning of the project, to ensure that the objectives of the project are understood by all, to discuss the direction of the project, agree on indicators and ensure that activities are coherent and aligned. |
