Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement 'Nuton Jibon' Project

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The development objective of the Second Social Investment Program Empowerment and Livelihood Project for Bangladesh will be to improve the livelihoods, quality of life and resilience to climate variability, natural hazards and other shocks of the rural poor, especially the left-out poor and vulnerable households. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is community and livelihoods development at the village level. This component will mobilize and empower the poorest and most vulnerable households, build and strengthen pro-poor community institutions; and fund village development and livelihood related investments incorporating risk reduction plans. The second component of the project is institutional development and livelihoods promotion at the inter-village level. This component will promote inter-village development to consolidate and sustain livelihood activities and investments generated at the village level, promote business and establish market and informational linkages for community organizations, and facilitate job creation. The third component of the project is capacity development and partnership building from cluster to national levels. This component will strengthen the capacity of the implementing agency - Social Development Foundation (SDF) - and other relevant partner agencies at all levels to deliver services and build linkages and synergy with the local governments and other public and private sector agencies; and support innovative and replicable interventions on a pilot basis in the areas of Community Driven Development (CDD) approach, local level governance, climate risk management and community adaptation, environmental sustainability and livelihood development. The fourth component of the project is project management, monitoring, and coordination. This component will support overall project coordination and management at national, regional and district levels; and monitoring, learning, communication and evaluation.