Empowering communities for local development

Myanmar National Community Driven Development Project

What is the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP)?

The NCDDP aims to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach. Since 2013, the project has delivered results by empowering communities across Myanmar to choose, plan, build, and monitor small infrastructure projects that communities need most—be it a bridge, road, health clinic or school.

The project, implemented by the Department of Rural Development (DRD), has grown from an initial IDA grant of $80 million to approximately $554 million, including funds from the Myanmar Government budget, a $400m IDA additional financing credit, and concessional loans and grants from the Governments of Italy and Japan.

• Supported by trained facilitators, communities jointly prioritize and plan community-level infrastructure improvements.

• Grants are transferred into community bank accounts, and trained engineers support communities during design and construction of projects as needed.

• Expenses are recorded on village signboards, and together with social, technical and financial audits and a national grievance handling mechanism, ensure transparency.

Subprojects

Jetty Subproject | Kawka Hnin Village, Kyunsu Township, Tanintharyi Region

Bridge Subproject | Kanyin Tai Village, Lemyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region

School Renovation Subproject | Par Kon Village, Kanpetlet Township, Chin State

After

After

After

Before

Before

Before

In the first 2 years of the project, communities:

Community members reporting high or very high satisfaction levels

78%

Paid person days of labor the project has created

500,000

Built or rehabilitated more than

schools 500

Jointly designed and implemented more than

subprojects 2,100

Constructed footpaths and access roads

500 km

Education is important to us so we expanded the school for our children’s future. Our village school was small—noise from one group of students would affect other classes but now with an extension, students are separated and they can concentrate better. School grades are also getting better.U Aung Thin, Padauk Kone Village | Procurement Committee Member

We used to have to queue for three hours for one bucket of water. Now there is one tap for every seven households, and it takes just 1-2 minutes. We now have enough water for cooking and washing at home. I don’t know how to express my feelings— I’m very happy our community can identify our projects. Khow Gei Laing, Kyet Chan Village | Project Support Committee Member

We don't want to waste even a bit of the money given to our village. We are building confidence through the process. In the first year, we built a concrete road by ourselves. Our road makes us very proud of ourselves. We had the project staff coming to our village very frequently to advise us how to build a good road. The project opened up opportunities for women to be involved in our community's development. Equal salary and equal participation is good. Women also got opportunities to travel outside the village. Phyu Phyu Win, Kun Chan Kone Village | Head of Village Project Support Committee

Everything depends on us. This is a project that we own and we have a right to make our choice. In my opinion, villagers had the right to speak out about everything. Nyo Nyo Seint, Pa Htaw Village | Operation & Maintenance Committee Member

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Banmauk

Pinlebu

Myaung

Sidoktaya

Lewe Demoso

KyaukkyiKyangin

Monywa

Lamyathna Belin

HtantabinChaungzon

Kyainseikgyi

TanintharyiKyunsu

Kawhmu

Thabaung

Paletwa

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1st year cycle

2nd year cycle

3rd year cycle

Scheduled to run until 2021, the project is currently operating in 5,000 villages across 27 rural townships in Myanmar, home to over 3 million people. In the coming year, the project will expand to reach about 7 million people in rural communities across Myanmar.

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Kanpetlet

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Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

Department of Rural Development Office # 14, CDD SecretariatNay Pyi Taw, Myanmarwww.cdd.drdmyanmar.org

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The World Bank Myanmar

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