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Lesson
Aligning TA deliverables to the knowledge needs articulated and defined by governments enhances the value proposition and value addition of ADB technical assistance to developing member countries. In this case, the significant knowledge delivered by the TA on the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market and foresights into the emerging skills and professions in the post-pandemic environment provided critical inputs to the development of the Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan (AFK) and related policies.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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The TA results demonstrate the need for close coordination among development partners and with local civil society organizations not only during implementation but also at the project preparatory phase.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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Regular meetings with management teams allow the timely identification of project needs and monitoring of TA implementation. Close collaboration with development enhances TA implementation, e.g., the generation of inputs from the United Nations Development Programme to consultants’ terms of reference in this TA helped promote the efficacious delivery of outputs .

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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The designation of the Workforce Development Center as focal agency for the SFK was appropriate. However, its participation in the TA was delayed because of lengthy procedures. For future similar TA projects, ADB should carefully assess government counterpartss readiness, ownership, and capacity to deliver planned outputs and also request toassign properly authorized representatives in the TA implementation units.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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Lesson
TA implementation could be more challenging due to the involvement of different stakeholders. For future similar TA projects, it is recommended that ADB consider direct financing and independent administration. This will put implementation and consultants’ recruitment under project team control.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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It is important to build awareness on the SFK in the rural areas to increase their uptake and benefits from the initiative.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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Proactive consultations and policy dialogue with development partners enable the identification and avoidance of potential duplications in technical assistance and other projects. The project team designed the TA based on a request from the Ministry of National Economy to support the government’s effort in fighting COVID-19 impacts. However, the project team observed potential duplications between the scope of the Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan (SFK) and support measures taken by the government and development partners.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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Tapping into existing broad women's networks has the potential of involving the most number of women in projects.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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Knowledge dissemination needs to be undertaken in local language (Kazakh and Russian in this case) to be effective.

Project Number: 54265-001
Project Name: COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Kazakhstan
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