• Outcome

• Livelihoods rights policies and regulations improvement

Change in number of policies, laws, contingency plans, strategies, structures adopted or created to improve the livelihood development and protection environment.

All advocacy and strengthening interventions to enable an enhanced environment to develop vulnerable people/groups´ livelihoods (decent work)

• It includes the adoption of laws/policies/regulations to allow the access to basic livelihood assets
• It includes the adoption of laws/policies/regulations to allow equal livelihood opportunities and rights
• It includes national or local regulations/strategies or structures to improve market development, access to credit/financial systems
• It includes national or local regulations/strategies or structures to protect natural resources and livelihoods (e.g. early warning systems, natural resources regulations)

It´s important to specify the group who it is addressed to if necessary (e.g. women, ethnic minorities, traders)

• Geography/Livelihood zone;
• Target group: Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, wealth group, livelihood group (pastoralist, farmers, traders), religious, ethnic or political identities;
• Period to achieve the objective;

• Increase (number)

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context.

• Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation.
• Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government (e.g. assessment information, reference to a normal situation).

Unit of Measurement: Policies, laws, contingency plans, strategies, structures, etc.

Data Collection methods:

• Secondary data analysis;
• Government reports/records/plans of action (regional, local);
• Formal ownership records;
• Target group surveys / focus group discussions;
• Key informant interviews.

• Livelihoods and Natural Resources Protection
• Income Generation Activities and Employment
• Primary production
• Access to Market and Services
• Livelihoods Structures and Processes

X national employment strategies accepted and validated by government to improve the livelihood development of minorities groups X commerce laws and regulations simplified and implemented to improve and develop small-traders activity X amendments in laws and regulations to improve the registration and operation of micro or small enterprises X surveillance and early warning systems methodologies accepted and validated by government and external stakeholders to protect lives and livelihoods