The Eritrea Community Development Fund Project
The Eritrea Community Development project was established to provide for poor communities especially in the rural and war-devastated areas. The project provided an important platform for harnessing local input in local development efforts, strength...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2035461/eritrea-community-development-fund-project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9752 |
| Summary: | The Eritrea Community Development
project was established to provide for poor communities
especially in the rural and war-devastated areas. The
project provided an important platform for harnessing local
input in local development efforts, strengthened the
capacity of communities to manage, and implement their own
development priorities. The project supported better access
to school facilities, health facilities, and health care
services; increased access to safe water; and feeder roads
increased access to rural communities, markets, and social
services. The project supported community-based initiatives
to protect and improve the environment. The project used
loan funds to improve community livelihood, increase their
self-confidence, and economic independence. The construction
of market places provided access to the rural population,
including urban dwellers, and veterinary clinics increased
the access of households. The project developed human
resources, expanded private sector employment and growth,
and improved basic social and economic infrastructure. The
project promoted local governance, transparency,
accountability, local capacity building, and sustainability
of local services. |
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