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Poverty Alleviation Fund Project - Phase II
Following the peace process in Nepal and agreements reached between the country’s political parties, the government has made a new commitment to address inequality and poverty among the population. The project is one of a number of community-based interventions designed to introduce rapid development changes in poor, remote areas of Nepal. The principal goal of the second phase of the Poverty Alleviation Fund Project funded under the debt sustainability framework (DSF) is to address the interrelated problems of rural poverty and social exclusion. The fund supports efforts to empower poor and disadvantaged people throughout the country and improve their living conditions and livelihoods.
Groups that traditionally have been marginalized for reasons of gender, ethnicity, caste and location are the focus of the project. The pilot phase was first implemented in six districts and then extended to 25 districts. The second phase will increase project coverage by 15 districts each year and will be operating in a total of 75 districts by the end of 2008. The project will help build the capacity of local grass-roots organizations. It will develop community infrastructure such as small-scale irrigation and it will build access roads and bridges, improve water supply, sanitation, schools and health posts. One of the aims of the project is to help create income-generation opportunities for the poorest and most excluded groups.
Source: IFAD
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Ms Kati Manner
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592790
Fax: +39 0654593790
k.manner@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$113.0 million
IFAD DSF grant: US$4.0 million
Duration: 2008-2013
Geographical area: nationwide
Directly benefiting: 44,300 households
Cofinancing:
- International Development Association (US$100.0 million)
Status: not signed
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- International Development Association
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