1. 2 size: 33,700 sq. km population: 4.7 mln, 54% rural gnp per capita: us$ 410, the poorest country...
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• Size: 33,700 sq. km
• Population: 4.7 mln, 54% rural
• GNP per capita: US$ 410, the poorest country in Europe
• 55% of population poor
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• Started as a pilot in Dec. 1998• Credit effective since Aug. 1999• Five year project• Cost: US $ 20 million
IDA: US $ 15 million
Sida: US $ 1.25 million
GoM: US $ 1.25 million
Communities: US $ 2.0 million
Soros Moldova: US $ 0.5 million
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• Empowerment of poor rural communities by strengthening their capacities in community decision-making and management
• Improvement of the quality of basic social and economic services for the poor rural populations in Moldova
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• Social Services: education (schools, kindergartens, early child education) health (PHC, health education etc)
• Communal Services: water/sanitation, gas supply, roads/bridges, environment etc.
• Targeted Programs: children social development, de-institutionalization
• Community Development programs
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• Philosophy: work together to solve common problems, community solidarity
• Mechanism: grants up to US $ 75,000, creation of CBOs, technical assistance, training, post-investment phase
• Criteria: ownership, participation, investment sharing and sustainability
• Result: better community services and human/social capital development
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• Information dissemination, community facilitation
• Training and technical assistance• Financial support up to 85% of the micro-
project cost• Monitoring, norms and standards• Innovation (new heating technologies,
space utilization, alternatives to residential care etc.)
• Fund raising
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• Organization of community meeting (30% of adult population)
• Prioritization of problems, finding solutions, selection of implementing agency (40% women)
• Collecting community investment (15% of total cost)
• Monitoring implementation (quality of works, scheduled of programs etc.)
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• Preparation of proposals • Signing grant agreement• Procurement of contractors and TA,
signing contracts• Supervision of implementation, signing off
payments, ensuring quality of works and services, progress reports to community
• Ensuring sustainability, management
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• Community facilitation (PRA)• Training: proposal writing, community
action plan development, procurement, fund raising and management
• Technical Assistance: legal advice, registration, preparation of project design, work with central and local government etc.
• Round table discussions, seminars, contact with other development agencies
• Community newsletter “ Renovation”
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• CBO prepares 2 year development action plan (including O&M)
• Performance benchmarks agreed with the SIF• SIF post-investment grant to match every $ of
privately raised money for implementation of action plan
• Follow on projects with DFID funding
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• About 1,000 villages visited by facilitators• 125 CBOs created, 16 % participation• 115 micro-projects completed, covering
about 10% of rural population • Total community investment about US $
2.0 mln, including US$0.5 mln post-SIF• Post SIF grants: 10 communities Dutch
grants for SBS program• About 8,000 people received some type of
training
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• Community development is time consuming• How to scale up and maintain the quality of
interventions (intensive training and participation)
• How to sustain impact on community capacity developed and solidarity when there is no growth and conditions deteriorate
• How to monitor the impact better, especially when it comes to human/social capital