(health, agriculture) remote areas Will require no-cost-extension to achieve design targets Some pervasive/known factors cited as reasons for delay (remoteness, wet season, ethnic communities) Impact Some reported diffusion of SRI Use of hybrid seeds in remote innovation communities risks Work with village midwives unintentionally eroding food security if farmers retain/plant having direct impact on maternal health & cultural seeds practices Wide target area reduces potential for deep engagement GFS and latrines having direct impact on health and female with communities and therefore likely to foster less impact than exertion levels more focussed projects Provincial Vice Governor Some technical/site-level issues reported that villages with noted (e.g. open drainage from VDMCs were better prepared and more responsive to water point in village) Ketsana; planning to roll out VDMCs in all villages Sustainability Disaster committees integrated No environmental protection into existing leadership strategy or assessments; no soil structures conservation methods Project activities implemented promoted in agricultural activities through district government partners Community representatives note good progress but cite Evidence of ownership of insufficient capacity to proceed activities (initiated by without Oxfam support communities) Provincial government Established conservation committees in water catchment committed to VDMC model, but has no confirmed GoL resources areas No village graduation/exit strategy Uncertain sustainability of village volunteer model (HIV, health etc.) Inclusive Community members (women No explicit/current strategy to development and men) demonstrate basic promote/address disability appreciation for gender equality within project activities principles Extent of gender equality Work with village midwives awareness variable across having direct impact on villages (very strong to nascent) women’s health and on cultural Gender analysis needs to be practices concerned with child extended to monitoring & birth evaluation that identifies qualitative impact for women Awareness raising on HIV/AIDS relevant given rapid road and girls and people with development to Vietnam disabilities, both intended & border; active female & male unintended. HIV volunteers Gender analysis carried out for project activities M&E Village PRA provided valuable No systematic identification of
(health, agriculture) remote areas Will require no-cost-extension to achieve design targets Some pervasive/known factors cited as reasons for delay (remoteness, wet season, ethnic communities) Impact Some reported diffusion of SRI innovation Work with village midwives having direct impact on maternal health & cultural practices GFS and latrines having direct impact on health and female exertion levels Provincial Vice Governor reported that villages with VDMCs were better prepared and more responsive to Ketsana; planning to roll out VDMCs in all villages Use of hybrid seeds in remote communities risks unintentionally eroding food security if farmers retain/plant seeds Wide target area reduces potential for deep engagement with communities and therefore likely to foster less impact than more focussed projects Some technical/site-level issues noted (e.g. open drainage from water point in village) Sustainability Disaster committees integrated into existing leadership structures Project activities implemented through district government partners Evidence of ownership of activities (initiated by communities) Established conservation committees in water catchment areas No environmental protection strategy or assessments; no soil conservation methods promoted in agricultural activities Community representatives note good progress but cite insufficient capacity to proceed without Oxfam support Provincial government committed to VDMC model, but has no confirmed GoL resources No village graduation/exit strategy Uncertain sustainability of village volunteer model (HIV, health etc.) Inclusive development Community members (women and men) demonstrate basic appreciation for gender equality principles Work with village midwives having direct impact on women’s health and on cultural practices concerned with child birth Awareness raising on HIV/AIDS relevant given rapid road development to Vietnam border; active female & male HIV volunteers Gender analysis carried out for project activities No explicit/current strategy to promote/address disability within project activities Extent of gender equality awareness variable across villages (very strong to nascent) Gender analysis needs to be extended to monitoring & evaluation that identifies qualitative impact for women and girls and people with disabilities, both intended & unintended. M&E Village PRA provided valuable No systematic identification of