Impact assessment

Thematic evaluation of FCDO Kenya's job creation programmes

This independent thematic evaluation of the FCDO’s job creation programmes in Kenya assesses the contributions of job creation on economic growth programmes.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 1 April 2025

Documents

Thematic evaluation of Kenya’s job creation programmes: evaluation digest, December 2024

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Thematic evaluation of Kenya’s job creation programmes: evaluation report, December 2024

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Thematic evaluation of Kenya’s job creation programmes: annexes

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Thematic evaluation of Kenya’s job creation programmes: management response and recommendations action plan

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Details

This thematic evaluation was intended to improve understanding of the relative costs and benefits of different programmatic approaches to job creation (direct and indirect). It also draws lessons to inform future interventions and support implemented by British High Commission (BHC) Nairobi and the wider FCDO.

It focused on job creation across 4 economic development programmes in Kenya:

• Kenya Catalytic Jobs Fund (KCJF)
• Manufacturing Africa (MA)
• Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED)
• TradeMark Africa (TMA)’s Regional Economic Development for Investment and Trade

The evaluation assessed relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coherence and value for money to answer the question. It took a theory and case-study based approach involving review of 68 documents and 52 stakeholder interviews. It was conducted between May to November 2024.

Published 1 April 2025