Hdi Profile Kalaw Township
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Human Development Initiative Integrated Community Development Project (MYA/01/001) HDI PROFILE KALAW TOWNSHIP 2003 -2012 Table of Content I. Introduction Page 2 II. Project Coverage Page 3 III. Project Achievements Page 4 IV. Annex Annex I Township coverage villages Annex II Self Reliance Groups Annex III Resource Persons Annex IV Activity summary by sector Annex V Capacity Development/Training summary by sector Annex VI Sector wise Project Inputs Annex VII Social and Infrastructure achievements by village Annex VIII Livelihood achievements by village Page | 1 I. Introduction The UNDP Human Development Initiative (HDI) Since 1993, the HDI has been implemented throughout Myanmar to contribute to the reduction of poverty and food insecurity. As UNDP’s primary programme of assistance, it is composed of several projects including Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), Community Development for Remote Townships Project (CDRT), HIV/AIDS Project, Microfinance Project, Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment Project targeted towards interventions having grass-roots level impact in a sustainable manner. It has supported over 8,000 villages in over 60 townships nationwide reaching an estimated 6% of the population. Integrated Community Development Project (MYA/01/001) Objective To cultivate and strengthen the capacity of poor communities and CBOs in selected remote border townships to plan and undertake development activities that address their basic social and food security needs in a participatory, sustainable and transparent manner. Project Outcomes 1. Village community institutions are able to prepare and implement more effective village development activities in a participatory and equitable manner. 2. Village communities able to take care of their and their families’ basic social needs (health and education) as a result of increased skills and knowledge and access to social infrastructure and service. 3. Village communities with improved income and food security as a result of increased skills, knowledge and access to sustainable livelihood services and assets. ICDP Sector-wise Implementation Project Inputs by Sector from 1. Livelihoods support involved mainly direct cash provision for 2003 to 2012 agricultural inputs, livestock raising, off-farm activities, as well Kalaw as agricultural and livestock training, food bank support, vocational training, micro and small enterprise training, as Capacit well as investments in agriculture related infrastructure and y Develop forestry. ment/ 2. Capacity development for communities include a set of Training capacity building measures and training aiming at various sub- Social 11% village groups (SRGs, livelihood CBOs) and their resource and persons as well as capacity building targeted at individual Infrastr beneficiaries or selected resource persons within the ucture Liveliho 34% communities related to vocational training (such as Bamboo od 55% product making, hair dressing, carpentry and mechanic, food processing training, MSE training, Agriculture Extension Worker training, Livestock Extension Worker training, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) related capacity for Community Volunteers as well as health and environmental education. 3. Social infra structure assistance includes provision for water and sanitation (as gravity flow system, hand dug wells, tube wells), small infrastructure (small bridges, culverts, footpaths and village road renovation) as well as community forestry/ woodlots, soil conservation and promotion of energy efficient Page | 2 stoves. II. Project Coverage in Kalaw Township (As of December 2012) Under the UNDP Human Development Initiative Programme, ICDP project operates in 23 townships in the poor rural areas of Dry, Shan and Delta. Village Expansion By Year Beneficiaries Shan State Total 2003 2005 2008 Coverage HH Male Female Total Villages Kalaw Township 256 256 17,655 37,780 42,821 80,601 HDI Beneficiaries -As of December 2012 From 2003 until end of 2012, KalawTownship UNDP provided assistance to a total of 2,046,549,359 Kyat was spent to Kalaw township for assisting poor Male rural communities with project Female 47% interventions benefiting approximately 53% 80,601 (Male: 37,780 and Female: 42,821) from 17,655 households in 256 villages. Please see Annex I for detailed project coverage by village. % of Villages covered % of Non Targeted Villages in the Township 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Administrative villages:285 Page | 3 III. Project Achievement: Village community groups strengthened to implement village development priorities UNDP/ICDP supported the strengthening of the institutional capacities of community based groups with a view to turning them into viable and self-reliant structures to continue to sustain village development even after the closing of HDI. Self Reliance Groups Self-Reliance Groups are formed with community members who have a common background, face similar financial constraints and are interested in improving their livelihoods. Groups are usually made up of 15-20 members and consist mainly of women. SRG is a group of poor people bound by mutual trust, respect and affection who support one another and among whom exploitative relationships do not exist. The basic idea behind forming a voluntary and homogeneous group, which is bound by affinity, is to share responsibility and authority between members so as to achieve their objectives and remove obstacles to progress that would be difficult to achieve individually. HDI has supported 173 SRGs in Maturity Status of Self Reliance Groups Kalaw and a total of 5,474 in Kalaw Township-as of Dec 2012 Myanmar. About 93% of SRGs in Weak Kalaw are functioning and managing 7% well their self-owned and managed revolving funds providing regular and Self affordable credit to its members for Reliance 46% livelihood and consumption needs. Functioning Through involvement in SRGs, 47% women from poor households gained increased financial and livelihood assets, acquired greater decision making roles in both family and village affairs, become more aware of health and social concerns thereby enabling them to advance economically and find solutions to their problems. SRG cluster leading groups (composed of 15-20 SRGs) have been formed to serve as an apex body to allow them greater voice while serving as forum for sharing best practices, finding common solutions and in establishing linkages for training and microfinance. The UNDP supports the strengthening of community groups and organization to be a driving force for strengthening development in rural villages. As of December 2012, UNDP supported a total 173 SRGs with a total membership of 2,060 female in 96 villages covering 15 village tracts. The cumulative total of SRG common funds amounted to 540,606,830 Kyat as of December 2012.Please see Annex II for detailed SRG information by village. Page | 4 Community Volunteers/ Resource Persons The immediate objective of the UNDP HDI is to cultivate and strengthen the capacity of village institutions and Community Based Organizations and households in project villages to plan and undertake development activities that address their basic and social and food security needs in a participatory, sustainable and transparent manner. To achieve its objective, UNDP support placed on capacity development and the strengthening of the community groups to enhance their self -reliance and long term operational sustainability. The following objectives are focused to strengthen the capacity for community groups. To increase knowledge of technologies in agriculture, animal husbandry, health education, fishery, small scale business for livelihoods and social development To enhance the confidence and skills of women To create awareness on the mobilization of resources and their optimum use To initiative and implement village development activities To establish linkages with other institutions. The UNDP also supported the capacity building of local community volunteers by enhancing individual technical skills and knowledge so they can serve as local resource person and extend needed support services to the community in such areas as: agriculture, livestock, SRG & CBO capacity building, health, education/literacy, HIV, and DRR. Total project input for this sector is 224,119,799 Kyat. The following table shows the functioning of local resource persons in Kalaw Township. Local resource persons related with Health and Education activities. Pandemic Flu Literacy AMW CHW VHEV Prevention HIV ToT Trainers DRR 11 39 0 185 0 1 10 Local resource persons related with Agriculture and SRGs, CBOs activities. CBO SRG SRG book CBO book AEW VVW Concept keeping Concept keeping Auditor 67 76 12 34 0 0 18 Please see detail information of resource persons in Annex III. Page | 5 Local Resource Persons- Health and Education Activities - Kalaw AMW Literacy VHEV DRR 5% Trainers 0% 4% 0% CHE/CHW HIV ToT 16% 0% Pandemic Flu Pervention 75% Local Resource Persons- Agriculture andSRG activities -Kalaw Auditor 9% SRG book AEW keeping 32% SRG 16% Concept 6% VVW/ LEW 37% Page | 6 Social Infrastructure Improved access to social infrastructures and basic social services, UNDP HDI assisted rural communities in putting up small village infrastructure for greater access to markets and reduce isolation of villages. Other social services were provided which helped improve the health of the people, enhanced education especially of the children and reduced the risk of disaster by the village people. Totally assisted 692,265,037 Kyat