Guinea-Bissau - Rural Development Institutional Support Project

The Institutional Support Project for Rural Development (PAIDR) is part of the strategy of the Government of Guinea Bissau to boost agricultural and rural development actions. It focuses on capacity building and institutional strengthening of state structures and grassroots organizations. This project supports the Government's efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Administration and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in charge of rural development. The main expected results are: (i) the institutional capacities of the key services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) are strengthened; (ii) 205 MADR executives and 110 NGOs managers are trained and have improved service offerings; and (iii) a manual of administrative procedures and rules as well as an organizational administration and communication system manual are developed and implemented. The project has three main components, namely: (a) institutional capacity building; (b) training; and (c) project management.