Local Development for Jobs Project

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The objective of the Local Development for Jobs Project for Burundi is to create income generating opportunities for individuals and businesses and improve access to basic infrastructure in selected regions, targeting vulnerable populations and MSMEs in selected value chains. There are four components to the project, the first component being Investments in local public infrastructure. This component focuses on developing public works/infrastructure to generate demand in the construction sector and support vulnerable communities hardest hit by the crisis through employment opportunities and improved access to basic services. The second component is the support for value chain development. This component uses different instruments (capacity building, direct financing and support for reforms) to create and preserve long‐term income‐generating activities along high‐potential value chains (with a focus on agribusiness and construction sectors). The third component is the project management, coordination, and monitoring. This component will support project management, coordination, communication, monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Through this component, the project will finance a baseline study, mid-term review (MTR) study, final impact assessment, the recruitment of staff, consultancy services, financial and technical audits, the acquisition of property and equipment, and it will support relevant seminars and training, as well as diverse operating costs to supervise the project activities. Finally, the fourth component is the contingency emergency response. This component will provide support for immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed. A crisis or emergency eligible for financing is an event that has caused, or is likely to imminently cause, a major adverse economic and/or social impact to the Borrower, associated with a natural or man‐made crisis or disaster.