Management Response

: Brazil
: 2024 - 2027 , Brazil (CO)
: Programme evaluation "Building pathways towards an integrated care system in Belém do Pará: recognizing, redistributing and rewarding care work"
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The present management response was prepared by the Brazil CO Project Manager for Women’s Economic Empowerment area, as required according to the UN Women’s Evaluation Policy, discussed with Brazil CO Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management Analyst, and approved by the UN Women Brazil CO Head of Office. UN Women Brazil CO fully accepts the five recommendations and will incorporate lessons learned in future projects design and initiatives, where appropriate.

: Approved
Recommendation: To implement a structured approach for early and continuous consultation with partners, including representatives from government, civil society organizations (CSOs), and beneficiaries' groups to gather timely inputs for all project design and implementation
Management Response: From the 5 recommendations, the evaluation considered the recommendation as a high that should be implemented in a short-term timeline. The Office accepts the recommendation and is committed to incorporating the proposed key actions into the design and implementation of new projects.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: National ownership
Organizational Priorities: Partnership, Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Ensure that all new projects perform a situation analysis based on in-person (ideally and reliant on office budget) or on-line consultation sessions with partners, especially civil society, in their design phase as an integral part of an induction phase, to promote strategic alignment with needs and proposed activities and results. Deputy Representative/Head of Programme 2026/01 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Establish territorial-based roundtable consultations as a formal tool on future projects in this field, which should also be translated into budget allocation for this type of activity. Project Managers 2026/03 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Conduct a revision of proposed activities and results after the finalization of the inception phase, when there is availability of resources and flexibility of donors. Project Managers, in coordination with PMSU 2026/06 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Recommendation: To ensure that capacity building and technical assistance to national/regional/municipal governments have a strong sustainability logic by training permanent public officers, especially those who are directly involved in service delivery (e.g., community-based workers), creating incentives for them to cascade learning with their teams and colleagues, and aiming to consolidate courses into public administration educational materials and systems.
Management Response: From the 5 recommendations, the evaluation considered the recommendation as a medium priority that should be implemented in a medium-term timeline. Although the Office has made efforts to promote the sustainability of capacity building, the Office recognizes the need to improve these efforts into a more institutionalized strategy should the resources therefore be made available Therefore, the Office accepts the recommendation and is committed to incorporating the proposed key actions into the design of new projects.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Conduct an intelligence exercise to map permanent public officers when preparing a capacity building activity targeted at government partners to ensure sustained capacities in the exercise of their functions. Project Managers 2026/12 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Conduct capacity needs assessment of government officials to effectively plan target capacity building initiatives, in line with projects' expected results. Project Managers 2026/12 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Create tools for autonomous knowledge sharing within the partner's internal structure, including providing incentives for the training to be cascaded and converting trainees into multipliers of knowledge, for example, through offering them access to other courses or sharing stories of success through communication methods that can support in their career path. Project Managers 2025/09 Completed The project has launched, during its closure event, knowledge products to facilitate autonomous knowledge sharing. More products may be developed depending on resources availability
Invest in more time-sensitive tools and materials to be incorporated into the partner’s internal structure. When possible, schedule knowledge products relevant to project planning – such as the participative diagnosis – to be delivered in the first half of the project cycle. Project Managers 2026/12 Initiated Invest in more time-sensitive tools and materials to be incorporated into the partner’s internal structure. When possible, schedule knowledge products relevant to project planning – such as the participative diagnosis – to be delivered in the first half of the project cycle.
Recommendation: Enhance efficiency and improve results frameworks by ensuring that project outputs are realistically achievable, particularly within the timeframe and funding available. A stronger consultation process with stakeholders should inform the design of the project Theory of Change (TOC), and initiatives should be framed with scalability in mind to ensure wider impact.
Management Response: From the 5 recommendations, the evaluation considered the recommendation a medium priority that should be implemented in a medium-term timeline. The Office accepts the recommendation and is committed to incorporating the proposed key actions into the design of new projects.
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Alignment with strategy
Organizational Priorities: Partnership, Culture of results/RBM, Organizational efficiency
UNEG Criteria: Efficiency, Impact
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
During the inception phase, conduct a stronger consultation process with the main project potential stakeholders to improve the design of the project TOC, including the organization of consulting workshops potentially mediated by a professional with expertise on Planning processes. Project Manager, in consultation with Deputy Representative and Deputy Head of Programme 2026/06 Initiated
Ensure that new projects' Theory of Changes are thoroughly revised for feasibility in their design phase. Deputy Representative in strong collaboration with the PMSU and the Deputy Head of Programme 2026/01 Initiated
When the initiative is locally based, propose elaboration of case studies and a knowledge management strategy of initiatives with the potential to influence state and national similar interventions. Project managers in collaboration with the PMSU and the Deputy Head of Programme 2026/12 Not Initiated
Recommendation: Strengthen the long-term sustainability through the expansion of tools, methodologies, and training resources for broader impact.
Management Response: From 5 recommendations, the evaluation considered the recommendation a high priority that should be implemented in a medium-term timeline. Although the Office has made efforts to develop tools, methodologies and training resources, the Office recognizes the need to implement them in a more time-sensitive way to be able to test their effectiveness before the project’s conclusion. Therefore, the Office accepts the recommendation and is committed to incorporating the proposed key actions into the design of new projects.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Sustainability, Impact
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Systematize the Ver-o-Cuidado project as a pilot experience that focuses on the dissemination of best practices, sharing tools, and scaling the initiative to other municipalities, as well as explore opportunities for sharing the methodologies and resources developed during the project with other countries Ver-o-Cuidado Project Manager, in coordination with Comms 2025/12 Initiated
Establish a follow-up mechanism to track the results of online training programmes implemented after the end of the project, ensuring that success metrics are integrated for ongoing improvement and impact assessment. Ver-o-Cuidado Project Manager, in coordination with M&E and KM Analyst 2026/03 Initiated
Plan for the knowledge products to be finalized and launched at least one month prior to the project’s operational closure. Project Managers, in coordination with PMSU 2026/12 Initiated
Conduct evaluation of knowledge products reception and effectiveness before project closure. Project Manager, in coordination with PMSU 2026/12 Initiated
Regularly update the Knowledge Product Matrix. Project Managers in coordination with the M&E Analyst 2026/12 Initiated
Create strategy to simplify the process of approving knowledge products to lower the team’s work burden. PMSU 2026/01 Not Initiated There is already an ongoing initiative by PMSU to simplify the process
Ensure that all new projects elaborate exit strategy after their inception phase and execute it throughout their implementation period. Deputy Representative/Head of Programme 2026/12 Initiated
Recommendation: Design a comprehensive strategy for promoting the inclusion of social groups facing vulnerability in future projects.
Management Response: From the 5 recommendations, the evaluation considered the recommendation as a medium priority that should be implemented in a medium-term timeline. The office assesses that the project designed a strategy for the inclusion of social groups facing vulnerability and, thus, was able to reach a wide range of groups. However, the Office recognizes that some groups, especially ones that faced logistics and mobilization issues, had more difficulty participating in the project, and thus, accepts the recommendation and is committed to incorporating the proposed key actions into the design of new projects.
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Description:
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Women economic empowerment (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality
Key Actions
Responsible Deadline Status Comments
Conduct comprehensive stakeholder mappings of social groups involved in new projects and create strategy on how to reach and mobilize them. Project Managers, in consultation with Deputy Head of Programme 2026/12 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months
Create a tailored approach for the inclusion of people with disabilities when establishing new projects. Project Managers 2026/12 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months, depending on the availability of resources to hire specialized consultants to support.
Develop a more explicit and detailed strategy to engage and include diverse LNOB constituencies, which may include ad hoc consultations or even the establishment of an advisory group. Project Managers, in consultation with Deputy Head of Programme 2026/12 Not Initiated There are other projects in the office that are implementing actions as recommended; therefore the office will work towards improving this synergy between projects in the implementation of new resource mobilization efforts over the next months.
Monitor stakeholder mobilization efforts every six months to ensure continuous engagement and problem-solving actions. Project Managers 2026/12 Not Initiated These actions will be implemented considering new resource mobilization efforts over the next months