Tangible outputs in the short term

While a development-led approach may take time to show results, EIIP delivers improved infrastructure, employment opportunities and income in the short term. This can be useful to demonstrate value addition to national stakeholders and members of the local community.

Locally based and community owned

Consultations with local stakeholders promote buy-in and ownership as well as providing  guidance on relevant, in-demand occupations. Local communities taking ownership and learning to manage the site/system helps build community resilience.

Scalable through public works and national employment programmes

EIIP provides a tool to enhance employment outcomes of public investments. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Iraq, the PROSPECTS teams endeavoured to have EIIP included in public procurement processes and linked to public employment programmes or development plans. Unlike training for technical staff and contractors, this training focused on employment priorities set out in national and local development plans.

Social cohesion

EIIP brings members of communities together to work on shared infrastructure. Because the work is physical and requires collective effort to perform, the level of interaction between workers of different backgrounds working on the same project site is higher.