Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project - 'JEEViKA'

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The project objective is to enhance social and economic empowerment of the rural poor in Bihar. The project has four components: 1) Community Institution Development will build and strengthen primary and federated social and economic community institutions; 2) Community Investment Fund involves transfer of financial and technical resources to the Community Based Organizations on a demand driven basis for use as a catalyst to improve their livelihoods; 3) Technical Assistance Fund will improve quantity and quality of service provision by public, cooperative, community and private service providers. The fund will also promote use of Public-Private Partnerships in improving the supply of key support services for the community organizations and federations in the areas of institution building, finance and livelihoods enhancement; Project Management will facilitate overall co-ordination, implementation, and financial management, monitoring and learning of the project at state and district levels.