VILLAGE INNOVATION PROGRAM (VIP)

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The development objective of the National Program for Community Empowerment in Rural Areas Project for Indonesia is to rural locations to benefit from improved local governance and socio-economic conditions. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is kecamatan grants. This component will provide grants to participating kecamatan to finance subprojects identified by communities. The second component of the project is community empowerment and facilitation. This component will provide technical assistance to support three sub-components of this component. This component aims to improve overall community participation and skill levels, with the intention of strengthening the governance of the program. The third component of the project is implementation support and technical assistance. This component will provide oversight, technical advisory services, training and other support for: a) PNPM (Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat - National Program for Community Empowerment) at the national and sub-national levels; b) strengthening PMD (Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Desa - Directorate for Community and Village Empowerment); and c) supporting the management of the incremental activities generated by the project.