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Measuring SDG goals through Monitoring and Evaluation framework
Measuring SDG goals through Monitoring and Evaluation framework

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Development Institutions and think tanks such as the World Bank, ADB, UNDP, etc persistently emphasize creating strong livelihood opportunities covering several integrated community-based interventions across India that endeavor to improve rural incomes through modern practices, global peer studies, and benchmarking various key economic parameters and indicators. To develop an equal and empowered society, it is essential to consider the key sectors (highlighted below) to create robust and sustainable livelihood opportunities as part of government/ quasi-government policies. Foundations, Not-For-Profit, governments, and other institutes collectively create a larger ecosystem for impacting lives and bringing progressive societal characteristics. Such global partnerships strengthen deep learning among communities, behavior, and intended outcomes.

Focused key sectors

  • Education: Educational initiatives for pre-schoolers, out-of-school children, educative capacity training, and adult literacy are integrated into the projects to ensure the beneficiaries attain a minimum level of educational proficiency.
  • Health: Promotion of good health is integrated into the projects through training, awareness activities, health camps, health service centers, and check-ups and linking beneficiaries to government schemes.
  • Women Empowerment: Projects under this segment engage in women empowerment through education and training, capacity building, awareness activities, and facilitation of self-help groups and access to government schemes.
  • Skill Development: Training programs on skill development are implemented, to help improve the employability of the working population including school dropouts, semi-skilled and unskilled workers. These programs include vocational training and digital literacy

Overview of projects undertaken recently by World Bank, ADB, and UNDP in India

Sectors

World Bank

Budget allocated

 

Project

Description

 

Employability

Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation

  • Improve access to quality and market-driven training provided in ITIs and apprenticeships
  • Enhancing the labor market with the support of youth

USD 125 M

Livelihood

National Rural Livelihoods Project

  • Establish efficient and effective institutional platforms for the rural poor
  • Increasing household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial and public services

USD 1000 M

Education

Odisha Higher Education Program for Excellence and Equity

  • Improve the quality of and students’ equitable access to selected institutions
  • Enhancing governance of the higher education system

USD 120 M

Source: https:www.worldbank.org

 

Sectors

ADB

Budget allocated

 

Project

Description

 

Employability

Supporting Education and Skills Development Facility

  • Supporting education and skills development initiatives and enhancing governance of the higher education system
  • Aim of increase employability and productivity of the youth entering the labor market

-

Livelihood

Strengthening Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Urban Areas Program under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

  • Supporting the government in improving equitable access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas
  • Achieve a continuum of health care and resilient health systems for the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies

USD 300 M

Education

Assam Skill University Project

  • Government of Assam in strengthening its skills education and training system to ensure higher employment
  • Aim of accelerating sustainable and inclusive infrastructure and industrial development

USD 112 M

Source: www.adb.org

 

Sectors

UNDP

Budget allocated

 

Project

Description

 

Education & Employability

Disha: Creating Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Women in India

  • Provide women and girls with the skills and knowledge that will help them secure employment or start their businesses.
  • Support the Government of India’s flagship skill development initiatives through policy, research, and development support services.

-

Livelihood

Affordable Rural Housing for All

  • Promote affordable housing for the rural poor
  • Development of technical, financing, and institutional delivery models to strengthen the enterprise-based environment for improved rural habitats

-

Health

Improving the efficiency of vaccinations systems in multiple states

  • aims to support the Universal Immunization Programme through designing and implementing the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network
  • Ensuring fairness in easy and timely availability of vaccines to all children.

-

Source: www.in.undp.org

How is the impact significant?

  • Develops environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient facilities.
  • Imparts industry-aligned and flexible skills education and training programs for better livelihood
  • Focuses on increasing capacity to manage and support entrepreneurship, applied R&D, technology transfer respectively.
  • Provide access to professional development and quality skills education and training resources in targeted sectors and areas.

These project initiatives and financing bring sustainable development and changes in society. The actions, milestones, and achievements bring monitoring and evaluation to the center stage of the objectives. These initiatives undergo and enable extensive brainstorming, planning, and involve the support of governments. Impact bonds frameworks now solve complex social problems such as poverty, health, quality education, employment, gender diversity and stimulate economic growth, mitigate climate change issues. In more than 33 countries 190+ impact bonds structurally strive for positive outcomes. An innate need for the government to make policies adopting these global benchmarks, case studies, initiatives that demand accelerate economic restructuring and equilibrium, persistent implementation, on ground mitigated actions surely will enable sustainable opportunities which will accelerate impact. The investment cycle and financial aid from VC funds and development institutions weigh clear objective, actionable mandates. Alongside the monitoring methodology and assessment, the framework uncovers the ground realities and challenges during program implementations. Accurate data reporting, transparency, audit logs foster out-of-box thinking to solve complex problems. AI, ML and Blockchain further catalyze the perennial changes as intended. In the hindsight, data will suggest whether the benefits will outweigh the cost of adoption of these tools and frameworks. The rapid adoption of EVs showcases priorities, that citizens do care for their climate and sustainability. The citizens are becoming more aware, and thus development and progress are bounded to be destined toward sustainable life.


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