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Project ID: 1258
Rural Empowerment and Agricultural Development Programme in Central Sulawesi With regard to the poorest households and to women, improved agricultural production and new or expanded rural enterprises will have a powerful effect in terms of reducing both poverty and marginalization, in addition to increasing their capacity to participate in civic and local government activities, thereby boosting their capacity for self-advancement. The consolidation of benefits from the ongoing decentralization programme will accrue to the communities that show greater efficiency, transparency and administrative accountability among elected and employed personnel at all levels of the district administration. The improved investment opportunities and incentives that result from the programme will enhance the capacity of new and existing micro, small and medium enterprises to produce efficiently and profitably and to explore fresh markets for their products. The greater competitiveness of businesses that serve domestic and international markets will stimulate export growth and, hence, the sustainability of rural economic growth in the province. These benefits will flow directly to the most impoverished communities and individuals as a result of the targeting mechanisms employed by the programme. The newly constructed communications networks will generate a wide range of benefits through the better road access to markets, the clean water and irrigation facilities and other infrastructure facilities identified by the communities. Their expanded access to the markets for produce, inputs and services will increase the incentives for farmers to commercialize their operations through adjustments in farming technologies, while the efficiency in productive rural enterprises that is induced through infrastructure development and the associated supply and value chains will add to the already substantial livelihood benefits, particularly in terms of access to transport facilities and clean water. The programme espouses a systemic approach with regard to the constraints affecting poor households and supports and leverages all economic actors cooperating in the market to reorient it for the benefit of the poorest communities. The programme works at three different levels of impact: (a) at the household level, by targeting the poorest, including ethnic minorities and women, and it is thus, disaggregating further, responsible for the impact at the level of intra-household relationships through special attention to gender issues; (b) at the community level, by targeting the poorest; and (c) at the level of the whole provincial economic system, Central Sulawesi being the fifth poorest province of the country. Numerous stakeholders are involved in the programme and therefore will benefit from it. This approach is being adopted to achieve the goal of the creation of the conditions required to generate rising incomes and improved livelihoods among disadvantaged rural people in the upland, lowland and coastal areas of Central Sulawesi Province through sustained rural growth. The programme is inclusive, though it focuses on the poorest communities and chooses to work directly with the institutions and households in 150 of these communities, which are mainly in the upland and coastal areas of the province. Communities will be provided with opportunities for economic advancement; they will determine their own development priorities and then proceed to the planning, management and monitoring of the implementation of efforts to achieve these priorities. However, their participation in the programme will be contingent on their ability to develop their ownership of the programme objectives and activities and mobilize their own resources to complement those of the programme. The participation of both individuals and institutions in resource mobilization is the first step towards the achievement of sustainability. The programme's supporting structure will have an enabling role in the creation of a conducive environment and the necessary capacity to establish sustainable linkages with the mainstream economy for the generation of more rural income. Loan Amount SDR 22.65 million (equivalent to approximately USD 33.9 million) on highly concessional terms Total programme cost: USD 37.9 million Cooperating Institution: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |
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| Project ID: 1191
East Kalimantan Local Communities Empowerment Programme Target group and programme area. The 12-year programme aims to reach about 39 000 households (or about 160 000 people) located in 240 of the poorest villages in five poor districts of East Kalimantan province. The programme will start in one district in the first phase and will gradually expand to the remaining districts subject to a positive assessment of its performance. Programme objectives. The overall goal of the programme is to improve the social and economic well-being of the poorest local communities in East Kalimantan. Specific programme objectives include: (i) empowering local communities through the development of strong self-sustaining village institutions with improved access to and control over productive resources; (ii) facilitating provision of the technical and financial resources required for community-based economic development; (iii) increasing access to and quality of village education and health services, and improving village infrastructure; (iv) developing the institutional systems necessary for registration by the Government of village claims over traditional lands; and (v) establishing effective programme management services. Programme description. The programme aims to empower local communities through the development of strong self-reliant village institutions, which provide the foundation for the various economic, social and infrastructural development activities supported by the programme. Institutions receiving particular attention include village representative councils and the executives operating under them, village communities, self-help/shared interest groups (men and women) with a major focus on the management of savings and credit, and farmers’ groups. These village institutions will be trained to develop the organizational and financial skills necessary to ensure that resources at their command are used productively, equitably and sustainably. Target groups will be responsible for defining the scope of programme activities in the village, thereby ensuring that the development process is participative and demand-driven. The comparative advantage of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in fostering effective participation, particularly of marginalized and poorer sections of society, will be tapped by assigning them lead role in all community empowerment activities. The emphasis placed on the development of village institutions and a participatory approach demands a high degree of flexibility in implementation and budget allocation processes. The programme will therefore focus on the implementation of a development process, through which specific development activities are defined and funded, rather than on the implementation of a set of pre-specified activities and targets. Programme benefits. Given the demand-driven nature of the programme’s activities and investments, it is unrealistic to carry out overall financial and economic analyses. Specific benefits will include: stronger more self-reliant local communities; improved more diversified incomes; increased food security; more secure tenure over land and forest resources; more sustainable management of land and forest resources; better village facilities and health and education services; and strengthened capacity of NGOs to support development programmes. Programme risks. Some of the districts in East Kalimantan are newly formed and their administrative capacity is weak. This risk has been addressed by proposing the establishment of an independent programme management structure, which will neither rely on, nor place excessive demands on existing government capacity. The programme will rely on contracting local NGOs to work with target communities, particularly for the capacity-building of village institutions. Many local NGOs still regard the Government with suspicion. A working environment needs to be created that fosters collaboration between government and non-government service providers. Loan Amount: SDR 15.10 million (equivalent to approximately USD 19.96 million) at highly concessional terms Total programme cost: USD 26.47 million Cooperating Institution: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |
| Project ID: 1112
Post-Crisis Programme for Participatory Integrated Development in Rainfed Areas The programmes objectives are to: (i) improve the income and living conditions of low-income households in the programme area; (ii) promote the conservation and improvement of natural resources; (iii) set up and strengthen existing men and women farmer groups, with the aim of rendering them independent, self-managing and capable of undertaking their own development activities; and (iv) contribute to the improvement of household and national food security. The programme will apply a participatory approach, starting with the analysis of development constraints and opportunities and the selection of priority activities. Group formation and training will be undertaken through the participation and community development component implemented by NGOs. The agricultural development component will support priority agricultural activities, with emphasis on regenerative agriculture. The gender and development component, which is also to be implemented by NGOs, will support women both in their role as farmers and as off-farm producers and traders. Support will be provided for road repair and drinking-water supply through the community infrastructure component, whereas the institutional support and programme management component will ensure that implementing and management agencies have the necessary resources to carry out their respective responsibilities. Innovative features: This project has a number of innovative features. First, NGOs are included as equal partners (with the main government agency) to facilitate the formation and development of effective and sustainable village self-help groups within the community and gender development component. Second, integrated nutrient management has been introduced to help farmers make the best use o f or ganic and inorganic fertilizers, taking into account the higher prices of the latter after the financial crisis. Third, soil-conservation investments have been divided into on-farm and microwatershed actions, with substantial adaptive research to develop appropriate systems for the different environments. Fourth, participatory approaches have been adopted under which village self-help groups will prioritize activities to be undertaken and be responsible for monitoring performance. Loan amount: SDR 17.5 million (approximately USD 23.5 million) on highly concessional terms under the FLM. Total programme costs: Estimated at USD 27.4 million, of which USD 3.2 million will be provided by the Government and USD 665 000 by the beneficiaries. Cooperating institution: UNOPS. |
| Project ID: 1024
Income-Generating Project for Marginal Farmers and Landless - Phase III (P4K - Phase III) This seven-year IFAD/Asian Development Bank-initiated project will consolidate and expand the achievements made under the previous phase. It will, through the promotion of skills development and microfinance-support services, provide opportunities to some of the poorest people in the rural areas to develop and improve their income-generating capacity. Project components are: - self-help group development; - microfinance s ervices; and - building and institutionalizing management capacity. The project will benefit 800 000 families (approximately 4 million people) living in 12 provinces, and establish 80 000 self-help groups, 60% of which will be composed of women only. Loan amount: SDR 18.3 million (approximately USD 24.9 million) on intermediate terms. Total project costs are estimated at USD 137.0 million, of which USD 78.6 million will be provided by the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), USD 25.3 million by the borrower and USD 8.3 million by Bank Rakyat Indonesia. Cooperating institution AsDB. |
