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Good practices of initiative:

Public Services Improvement Project for Sustainable Territorial Development in the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers Area of Influence

Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
Framework Description Ambit Country Source
Peru: National Agrarian Policy 2021-2030 The project remained aligned with the three priority objectives of the aforementioned policy: vertical integration of family farming, reduction of producers at subsistence level and sustainable management of natural resources. National Peru Link
Effectiveness
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
Indicator Description Indicator Type Measure Unit Base date Base Goal Measure Date Measure Compliance Source
Families in poverty who increased assets Number of families that increase human, social, natural, physical and financial assets as a result of the project Effectiveness Number of families benefited 01-03-2021 0 21600 31-12-2022 38342 177 Link
Municipal governments with strengthened territorial governance Number of municipalities that report having strengthened their territorial governance capacities Effectiveness Number of municipalities 01-03-2021 5 10 31-10-2022 11 110 Link
Households that adopted sustainable practices Households that adopted environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient practices and technologies Effectiveness Percentage of households 31-03-2021 12 70 31-10-2022 26 37 Link
Producer organizations that increased sales Producer organizations that report increased sales under the project Effectiveness Number of producer organizations 31-03-2021 0 1360 31-10-2022 1384 102 Link
Sustainability
It measures the installed capacities or actions identified to maintain or improve the results of the policy initiative.
Indicator Description Indicator Type Measure Unit Base date Base Goal Measure Date Measure Compliance Source
Legally registered cooperatives for the management of collection centers Legalized cooperatives as a continuity mechanism to manage the collection centers built by the project and consolidate the supported organizations Sustainability Number of legalized cooperatives 2021-03-01 0 6 2 It does not comply Link
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
Lesson Description Source
Georeferencing as an environmental safeguarding tool A georeferenced information system made it possible to monitor the location of funded initiatives and their compatibility with protected areas. This facilitates the exclusion of sensitive zones or the definition of timely mitigation measures. Link
Natural resource baseline for measuring environmental changes Establishing a baseline of the territory's natural resources allows for the quantitative evaluation of changes resulting from interventions. This is key for projects focused on the sustainable management of natural resources. Link
Insufficient organizational maturity limits the strengthening of social capital Most of the beneficiary organizations were created during the implementation phase, without time to consolidate their organizational capacity. It is recommended to assess organizational maturity from the outset and invest in its consolidation as a prerequisite. Link
Integration of the territorial approach with community-led development The territorial approach has proven effective in fostering participation, but its sustainability depends on the long-term commitment of local governments. Formalizing community-local government agreements protects these gains against changes in leadership. Link