Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects
The note focuses on the review of "Local solutions to regional problems: the growth of social funds and public works, and employment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa", which compares, and draws lessons from the African experience. It highli...
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okr-10986-98802021-04-23T14:02:47Z Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects Frigenti, Laura Harth, Alberto Huque, Rumana BENEFICIARIES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES INNOVATION INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OPERATIONS SCHOOLS SECTOR WORK SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL POLICY STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL IMPACT PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS PROJECT DESIGN STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION INCOME ESTIMATES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICE PROVIDERS MICRO-PROJECTS PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE FINANCING SOCIAL FUND GOALS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION OWNERSHIP PROJECT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION The note focuses on the review of "Local solutions to regional problems: the growth of social funds and public works, and employment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa", which compares, and draws lessons from the African experience. It highlights three social funds in Zambia, Eritrea and Angola, and three urban works projects in Senegal, Benin, and Mauritania, and provides stakeholder views: it reports high impact on employment, income, and local capacity building; improved coordination between service providers; weak consideration to the sustainability of micro-projects; and, participatory inadequacies, at the expense of long-term sustainability. The note implies the greatest challenge these operations face, is the reconciliation of short-term, and long-term goals, and, beneficiary participation, and ownership should be key to social funds project design, with appropriate technical standards in design, construction, and supervision for micro-projects sustainability. 2012-08-13T09:46:53Z 2012-08-13T09:46:53Z 1998-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/11/1121215/lessons-africas-social-funds-public-works-employment-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9880 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 122 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Eritrea |
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BENEFICIARIES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES INNOVATION INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OPERATIONS SCHOOLS SECTOR WORK SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL POLICY STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL IMPACT PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS PROJECT DESIGN STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION INCOME ESTIMATES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICE PROVIDERS MICRO-PROJECTS PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE FINANCING SOCIAL FUND GOALS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION OWNERSHIP PROJECT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION |
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BENEFICIARIES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES INNOVATION INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OPERATIONS SCHOOLS SECTOR WORK SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL POLICY STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL IMPACT PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS PROJECT DESIGN STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION INCOME ESTIMATES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICE PROVIDERS MICRO-PROJECTS PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE FINANCING SOCIAL FUND GOALS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION OWNERSHIP PROJECT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION Frigenti, Laura Harth, Alberto Huque, Rumana Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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The note focuses on the review of
"Local solutions to regional problems: the growth of
social funds and public works, and employment projects in
Sub-Saharan Africa", which compares, and draws lessons
from the African experience. It highlights three social
funds in Zambia, Eritrea and Angola, and three urban works
projects in Senegal, Benin, and Mauritania, and provides
stakeholder views: it reports high impact on employment,
income, and local capacity building; improved coordination
between service providers; weak consideration to the
sustainability of micro-projects; and, participatory
inadequacies, at the expense of long-term sustainability.
The note implies the greatest challenge these operations
face, is the reconciliation of short-term, and long-term
goals, and, beneficiary participation, and ownership should
be key to social funds project design, with appropriate
technical standards in design, construction, and supervision
for micro-projects sustainability. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Frigenti, Laura Harth, Alberto Huque, Rumana |
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Frigenti, Laura Harth, Alberto Huque, Rumana |
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Frigenti, Laura |
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Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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Lessons from Africa's Social Funds, Public Works and Employment Projects |
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lessons from africa's social funds, public works and employment projects |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/11/1121215/lessons-africas-social-funds-public-works-employment-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9880 |
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