GT/SOCIAL INV FUND

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The objectives of the project are to help the government: (a) create means of responding flexibly and efficiently to socio-economic needs identified by poor local communities, with special focus on indigenous communities and women ' s groups; (b) target scarce existing resources more effectively to improve the health, nutrition, basic education, and income-earning potential of the poor; and (c) improve the coverage and of basic health, nutrition and education services. The project has the following components: (a) The Guatemalan Social Investment Fund (SIF) subprojects: (i) social assistance, including community health, food nutrition, and basic education; (ii) social infrastructure, focusing on rehabilitation and maintenance of health, water, sanitation, and education infrastructure; (iii) economic infrastructure, including the rehabilitation of small irrigation systems and access roads; and (iv) productive sector subprojects; (b) SIF administration including: (i) operating costs; (ii) equipment; (iii) technical assistance and training for SIF staff; (iv) monitoring and evaluation; and (v) contingencies for equipment and technical assistance; and (c) strengthening of sponsoring and executing agencies consisting of technical assistance and equipment for institutions and community groups working with the SIF.