Second Participatory Rural Investment

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The objective of the Second Participatory Rural Investment Project is to pilot the consolidation of institutional arrangements between the national, prefecture and municipal governments and civil society for sustainable management of sub-national public investment in selected productive sectors with an emphasis on territorial development. There are 3 components to the project. Component 1 (Institutional Strengthening) will facilitate to increase the scale of planning, investments and O&M activities, while establishing clear and non-discretional rules for coordination and co-financing between prefectures and municipalities. Component 2 (Productive Investments) will provide support for the implementation of plans prepared under component 1. The component would provide national (IDA and bilateral) co-financing solely for eligible investments that fall under the competencies of municipal governments as well as for improving poor communities' access to productive assets. Component 3 (Project Management) will finance technical teams, studies, and related administrative costs which will support the operation of a National Operations Unit (NOU) integrated within VMD's structure, and up to nine Territorial Operating Units (TOU) in the departments of the Borrower.