Bihar Transformative Development Project

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The development objective of the Bihar Transformative Development Project for India is to diversify and enhance household-level incomes and improve access to and use of nutrition and sanitation services among targeted households. The project comprises of five components. The first component, community institutional development aims to develop strong and sustainable women-only self-help groups (SHGs) and their federations, and producer organizations (POs) and to systematically build the capacity of these organizations. It consists of two sub-components: (i) development of self-help groups and their federations; and (ii) development of producer organizations. The second component, community investment funds aims to diversify and enhance household income by: (a) providing community-based organizations (CBOs) with financing on a demand driven basis, which in turn, allows them to access larger investments for activities outlined in their micro investment plans from commercial banks and other financial institutions; (b) providing producer organizations (POs) financing for value chain interventions (including input services, value-addition, and market linkages) in the farm and nonfarm sector outlined in their business plans; and (c) providing eligible youth with skills training, job placements and post-placement support, and entrepreneurship opportunities. This component has three sub-components: (i) community investment; (ii) value chain development; and (iii) skills training and entrepreneurship development. The third component, access to nutrition and sanitation services aims to improve SHG women and SHG households’ nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation practices and increase their access to and use of nutrition and sanitation services - made available through the integrated child development services (ICDS) and swachh bharat mission (SBM) programs of Government of India (GoI) and programs like Bihar vikas mission of Government of Bihar. It consists of two sub-components: (i) communication for nutrition and sanitation behavior change; and (ii) capacity and institution building for convergence with nutrition and sanitation services. The fourth component, innovations, partnerships, and technical assistance aims to: (i) identify and pilot innovations relevant to the project, including, though not limited to, new products, business models, and service delivery models; and (ii) build partnerships between Bihar rural livelihoods promotion society (BRLPS) and private sector organizations, government partners, social enterprises, or development partners to improve BRLPS’s implementation capacity and improve outcomes of investments made under component one, two, and three. It consists of two sub-components: (i) innovations; and (ii) partnerships and technical assistance. The fifth component, project management facilitates the project’s overall coordination, planning, and implementation at the state, district, and block levels.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Health,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Raw Materials, Government