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Conducting and disseminating research to refine project intervention strategies, mobilize stakeholders, and influence the government of Vietnam and other partner policies and practices. The ENHANCE project reported collecting and using baseline data, Know About Business surveys, value chain assessments, and other assessments to refine its intervention strategies. One ENHANCE program manager highlighted that project needs assessments were a key to successful capacity building activities, explaining that “we needed to analyze the functions of the stakeholders, their capacity as well as their needs in terms of support. From that we developed an action plan or training materials.” Similarly, project and implementing partner personnel reported that the ENHANCE project’s value chain assessments formed the basis for developing livelihood models tailored to local market demand and the needs and capacities of families within the livelihood component of the project. Finally, the International Labor Organization and Vietnam's Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs officials and other implementing partners highlighted that the National Child Labor Survey provided needed evidence to convince national stakeholders of the need to address child labor and to guide the development of related policies and programs.