Pakistan:NWFP Community Infrastsructure Project (CIP)

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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Community Infrastructure and National Housing Authority (NHA) Strengthening Project's objectives will be to increase the productivity and well-being of low-income groups through improving their living conditions by provision of basic infrastructure and community development. This will achieved by: a) infrastructure upgrading and community development in existing urban and rural low-income settlements; b) promoting the use of demand-driven, participatory design procedures and affordable standards for infrastructure; c) strengthening the ability of provincial and local governments to collaborate with communities to implement low-income infrastructure programs; and d) promoting sustainable arrangements for operation and maintenance of basic services. The project has two components in support of low-income communities. The major component is community infrastructure, consisting of 90 percent of project costs, and consists of three sub-components: infrastructure upgrading; community development and design and implementation assistance. The other component is institutional development, including subcomponents for the Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department (LGERDD) and the NHA.