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National programme for local development (PRONADEL)
PRONADEL is the first IFAD-funded programme
that extends beyond the 81 municipalities covered by the country's
National Fund for Sustainable Rural Development Project. It forms
a complementary component to the national programme.
The programme helps people whose incomes are below the poverty line,
assisting some 15,000 families and 1,000 rural microentrepreneurs
in 54 new municipalities, where at least 30 per cent of the people
benefiting directly from the programme are women. In addition, the
programme is working with indigenous peoples from four distinct ethnic
groups. It enables these poor rural communities to gain access to
rural investments, local development institutions and technical services,
to help them increase their food security and income and employment
levels.
The programme focuses on four elements:
- strengthening local institutions: The programme
helps local institutions strengthen their technical, organizational
and managerial capacity to formulate small projects and supervise
small businesses, and to facilitate access to programme resources
and services offered by public and private sectors
- creation of a Rural Development Fund: The Rural Development Fund
serves as a tool to give rural poor people access to technical services
and community infrastructure investments. The fund finances activities
that strengthen the productive capacity of rural communities and
farmers' groups
- improvement of the implementation process: Activities aim to improve processes required for programme implementation, including programme management, fieldwork methods, financing through rural investment funds, and rural financial services. The aim is to streamline these processes
- enhancement of programme management: To achieve
desired results and targets, the programme also focuses on management
and administration of its activities, including budgeting and planning,
monitoring, implementation, follow-up and administration of programme
funds
Source: IFAD
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Total cost: US$31.3 million
IFAD loan: US$20.0 million
Duration: 2001-2007
Geographical area: 54 new municipalities and 700 communities in the departments of Choluteca, Valle, Copan, Santa Barbara and La Mosquita
Directly benefiting:16,000 households
Status: ongoing
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