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ILO – Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households in the Northern Provinces of Afghanistan
ILO – Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households in the Northern Provinces of Afghanistan

January 2021

The International Labour Organization (ILO) carried out the Road to Jobs (R2J) project 2015-2020 with the aim to create more and better jobs in two provinces of Northern Afghanistan: Balkh and Samangan. ILO reports that more than 60,000 people have recorded positive changes in their working conditions and/or income and approximately 120,000 beneficiaries from disadvantaged groups have been reached. Around USD 14 million have been generated over five years for poor-income earners and targeted MSMEs.

Samuel Hall was commissioned to conduct the final independent evaluation of R2J and assess its outcomes on market systems and local communities, using a mixed-methods approach and the OECD-DAC criteria to examine the project’s relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability in a holistic manner.

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South & Central Asia, Implementation ResearchSamuel HallAfghanistan, Samangan, Balkh, ILO, Road to Jobs, working conditions, final evaluation, evaluation, employment, labour, rural, rural economy
NMFA - Review of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (NMFA) Support to ACTED in Faryab Province, 2013-2015
NMFA - Review of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (NMFA) Support to ACTED in Faryab Province, 2013-2015

January 2016

Given the current worsening security situation in Afghanistan broadly and Faryab province more specifically, this evaluation is particularly timely: the identification of the success and challenges of existing of the current project are necessary to identify a realistic roadmap for the NFMA and ACTED, as this will prove a pivotal time in identifying necessary internal and external changes.

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Resilience, South & Central AsiaSamuel Hallrural, development, Faryab, Afghanistan, NMFA, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ACTED, rural development
FMFBA - Assessing Potential for Micro Finance in Rural Livelihoods
FMFBA - Assessing Potential for Micro Finance in Rural Livelihoods

October 2013

The First Micro Finance Bank (FMFB) has commissioned a report to conduct market research for the potential to disburse micro finance services in Bamyan and Kunduz provinces in Afghanistan. The objective is to inform FMFB of community preferences for micro finance so that it may tailor its products and delivery to adjust to their needs within the business end goals.

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Resilience, Data Standards & Analytics, South & Central AsiaSamuel HallFinance, micro-finance, Afghanistan, Bamyan, Kunduz, business, rural, FMFB, First Micro Finance Bank, market assessment, market analysis, report