Social Investment Fund 2 Project

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The project will contribute to the implementation of Moldova's Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy by empowering poor communities and vulnerable population groups to manage their priority development needs. The project will provide funding for implementation of activities under the following four main components. Component 1) Community development finances activities under three sub-components: (i) rural community development (for the first time participating communities); (ii) rural Community Driven Development (CDD) (communities with previous Social Investment Fund (SIF) experience); and (iii) small town community development. Component 2) Social care services development finances activities under the following three sub-components: (i) preparation of master plan for social services development; (ii) social care services sub-projects; and (iii) capacity building for public authorities, services providers and social workers. Component 3) Capacity development, communication, monitoring and evaluation provides funding for the following three sub-components: (i) capacity building activities to support transfer of learning and experiences from local communities to government institutions; (ii) monitoring and evaluation; and (iii) communication, dissemination and replication of best practices. Component 4) Project Management provides funding for project implementation and mainly supports the operation of Moldova Social Investment Fund (MSIF) Executive Office (EO).