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Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department activities did not produce enough income to distribute amongst the beneficiaries and to reinvest in the operations for the next productive cycle. To ensure the sustainability of the less successful IGA some external support is still necessary. • Impact at the community and zone levels: — Improvements in the rate of employment in the community — Increase in the total income produced in the community by its members — Growth of economic activity, supplying of the markets and existence of services offered — Better civic participation Example 30: Community impact of IGA in Angola ACF has been working in the municipality of Caconda, Angola, since 1996. The intervention evolved from an emergency situation caused by the civil war and lasted through the current phase of reconstruction and development. As part of the exit strategy, a plan to strengthen civil society and public institutions was introduced, enabling them to take responsibility for the management of health structures. ACF offered technical and financial assistance, the municipal health office retook control of the management of the Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC), and the association AMADA (Associaçâo Mensageira de Ajuda para o Desenvolvimiento de Angola) financed certain operational costs (gas and guards) as well as the fresh food for the TFC thanks to the IGA that were put into practice during the programme. INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY 75
➔ <strong>Income</strong>s and expenses of the IGA managed by AMADA From June to November 2005, the first months of the activity, the mill was able to cover operational costs, including salaries of three employees that assure its operation, as well as offering the support promised to the TFC. At the same time it produced significant profit amounting to an average of 300 euros a month, with which the initial investment was recovered. Even though this activity originally was designed for more social objectives, it has demonstrated the potential to generate income superior to that of minimum wage (40 euros) for at least seven people in addition to the three workers, as well as having an impact on social conditions and solidarity. In case the support has not been sufficient, the evaluation is a good moment to make recommendations that will help to adapt the successive phases, allowing the intervention strategy to evolve. Example 31: Recommendations of a final external evaluation in Armenia ACF carried out an external evaluation during the last 2 months of an 18 month IGA programme in the south of Armenia. The evaluators analyzed the programme and all its components in depth, through fieldwork and reviewing both internal and external documents. The final report explained in detail the impact obtained, the weaknesses and strong points encountered and made recommendations for a subsequent 3 year phase including: • Consolidation of groups and activities initiated in the first phase. • Evolution of a financial system, avoiding donations, tending instead towards subsidized prices and interest-free loans. • More flexible criteria and beneficiary selection. • Search for alternative IGA to carry out at an individual level and with the most vulnerable people. • Evolution of the role of ACF towards that of a facilitator of certain necessary services and of technical support • Increased coordination with existing local organisations 76 INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY
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