KH - Livelihood Enhancement and Association of the Poor Project (LEAP)

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The development objectives of Livelihood Enhancement and Association of the Poor Project for Cambodia are to improve access of poor and vulnerable households in selected communities to financial services, opportunities for generating income, and small-scale infrastructure, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Improving Livelihoods for Rural Poor and Vulnerable Households, aims to address the needs of the IDPoor and vulnerable households in the 47 communes in Siem Reap Province through a demand driven approach. It has the following three subcomponents: (i) Building and Strengthening Institutions of the Rural Poor; (ii) Enhancing Skills and Employment Opportunities for the Rural Poor; and (iii) Improving Basic Services and Community Infrastructure for the Rural Poor. 3) The second component, Improving Livelihoods for Urban Poor and Vulnerable Households, aims to address the needs of the Poverty Identification Process (IDPoor) and vulnerable households in 13 Sangkats in Phnom Penh Capital through a demand driven approach. It has the following two subcomponents: (i) Enhancing Skills and Employment Opportunities for the Urban Poor; and (ii) Improving Basic Services and Community Infrastructure for the Urban Poor. 3) The third component, Project Management, would support the overall implementation, supervision and coordination of the project at the national, provincial, district or Khan, commune or sangkat, and village orcommunity levels, including: (a) social and environmental safeguard risk management; (b) procurement planning and contracts management; (c) financial management, disbursement and audit; and (d) monitoring and evaluation (M and E), and communication. 4) The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response, would allow the reallocation of a portion of undisbursed balance of the project for recovery and reconstruction support following a formal government request in the event of an eligible emergency.