ARMM Social Fund Project

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The development goals of the five-year ARMM Social Fund for Peace and Development Project, hereinafter known as the ARMM Social Fund Project (ASFP), are to foster sustaianble development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). There are three project components. Component 1 empowers target communities and creates opportunities for increased community participation in reducing poverty and promoting a durable peace. Communities will be able to implement sub-projects which will improve their prioritized basic services and development needs for their own communities. Community-driven development (CDD) mechanisms will be adapted to ARMM conditions. Peoples' organizations from qualified barangays will receive on demand technical and financial assistance so they may efficiently implement and manage sub-projects addressing their priority socio-economic needs. Possible sub-projects include: water supply and sanitation systems; small-scale irigation systems; community health stations; community-based schools and learning centers; post-harvest facilities; farm-to-market roads; timber ports and bridges; community-oriented training; provision of short-term relief and rehabilitation of damaged houses for internally displaced people; capacity building for women groups, indigenous women groups, and out-of-school youth groups in improving food security, and household incomes through technical and financial assistance; and assistance for training indigenous people. Component 2 rehabilitates critical infrastructure damaged during the conflict in 2000 to improve access and provision of services. The main subprojects include improved facilities for health, education, manpower development, social services, and port facilities. This component also includes technical assistance and training to enhance the capacity of the Regional Government line agencies to partcipate more effectively in procuring, managing, and monitoring such investments. Component 3 supports project management, institutional strengthening and capacity building, and enhanced governance of ARMM, local government units, and other partner institutions. This component also supports the cross-cutting theme of good governance in all sub-project components.