Evaluation Report for Spanish Red Cross Evaluation of Livelihoods Projects Sri Lanka

2.1.7 INSTITUTION AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON IE 

Recommendation: 2. Ensure that projects include systematic approaches to clearly identify the desired capacity strengthening outputs and outcomes on the IE.

• Assess the capacities and performance of cooperating partners at different levels.
• Develop standard tools for capacity assessment of local partners based on past experience in the local context.

Reference: Mountfield, Ben; Dalmau, Agnes, 2010, Evaluation Report for Spanish Red Cross Evaluation of Livelihoods Projects Sri Lanka Tsunami Specific Plan, Final evaluation, Spanish Red Cross, Madrid.

Evidence sample: Develop standard tools for capacity assessment of local partners, RC and government, based on models already available within the RC Movement and beyond. Use these tools in the design phase to determine the implementation model, and provide additional technical and financial support where the willingness exists but capacity is limited.

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2.3 DIRECT ACTIONS IN COMMUNITIES

2.3.2 Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on economic activities

Recommendation: 3. Share training model for people dependent on the IE with relevant local training authorities for wider replication.

Reference: Mountfield, Ben; Dalmau, Agnes, 2010, Evaluation Report for Spanish Red Cross Evaluation of Livelihoods Projects Sri Lanka Tsunami Specific Plan, Final evaluation, Spanish Red Cross, Madrid.

Evidence sample: The evaluation indicated that practical, hands on training in running a simple business, including calculating how much to set aside to replace assets and calculating your own labour costs, was often cited as a critical factor in the success of projects, even amongst those who had been running successful businesses before the disaster.

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2.3 DIRECT ACTIONS IN COMMUNITIES

2.3.2 Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on economic activities

Recommendation: 31. Recognise that specific IE activities that a project supports may only form a part of that household’s income. Ensure that the time the project expects a household to spend on the IE activity is proportionate to other household income generating responsibilities.

Reference: Mountfield, Ben; Dalmau, Agnes, 2010, Evaluation Report for Spanish Red Cross Evaluation of Livelihoods Projects Sri Lanka Tsunami Specific Plan, Final evaluation, Spanish Red Cross, Madrid.

Evidence sample: The evaluation noted that poor households tend to have a range of small activities that form sources of income.  Projects should recognise that the activity they support will usually form only one part of the household income – and should only command a proportionate amount of the household time.