LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are helping raise the capability of communities in the most impoverished region in Cambodia to participate in an ongoing development initiative in the area.
ADB said the Japan fund for poverty reduction will provide a 1.5 mln usd grant for the 'Building community capacity for poverty reduction initiatives' in the Tonle Sap Basin.
ADB will manage the funding.
The project will support training, demonstration and knowledge sharing with the community leaders, organizations and concerned government staff so that they can participate effectively in the poverty reduction efforts under the Tonle Sap Initiative.
The initiative relies heavily on community participation and community-driven development. However, poor communities around the Tonle Sap Lake generally have weak organizations and have little experience in participating in such an initiative.
'Building the capacity of the communities through the proposed grant will be crucial to accelerate poverty reduction in the Tonle Sap Basin,' director of ADB's aoutheast Asia department, Urooj Malik said.
The successful implementation of the project should lead to a community consensus on participation and decision-making on poverty reduction. It should also encourage community organizations to develop and implement poverty reduction action plans. Knowledge of and lessons from poverty reduction interventions should also be properly disseminated to beneficiaries.
TFN.newsdesk@thomson.com
ADB said the Japan fund for poverty reduction will provide a 1.5 mln usd grant for the 'Building community capacity for poverty reduction initiatives' in the Tonle Sap Basin.
ADB will manage the funding.
The project will support training, demonstration and knowledge sharing with the community leaders, organizations and concerned government staff so that they can participate effectively in the poverty reduction efforts under the Tonle Sap Initiative.
The initiative relies heavily on community participation and community-driven development. However, poor communities around the Tonle Sap Lake generally have weak organizations and have little experience in participating in such an initiative.
'Building the capacity of the communities through the proposed grant will be crucial to accelerate poverty reduction in the Tonle Sap Basin,' director of ADB's aoutheast Asia department, Urooj Malik said.
The successful implementation of the project should lead to a community consensus on participation and decision-making on poverty reduction. It should also encourage community organizations to develop and implement poverty reduction action plans. Knowledge of and lessons from poverty reduction interventions should also be properly disseminated to beneficiaries.
TFN.newsdesk@thomson.com
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