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Product Description :
RACBP focuses on the cost-effective and durable improvement of the rural transport network in selected economic clusters, through the rehabilitation, reconstruction and maintenance of core road links.
The RACBP aims to improve and sustain access to strategic rural roads in order to develop economic and social services and facilities for communities in the targeted clusters. The project's cultural heritage sub-component seeks to enhance public awareness and ownership, facilitate sustainable public utilization and preservation of Nias Islands' unique cultural heritage assets, and to preserve traditional construction techniques. The project maximizes economic benefits to the selected economic clusters through strategically targeted and durable rural access improvements, and applies Local Resource-based approaches in the design and implementation of the construction and maintenance works. Capacity building and on-the-job training are key elements of RACBP.,
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| Project Name |
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Nias Island Rural Access and Capacity Building Project |
| Grant Amount |
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USD 10.00 million |
| Duration of project:
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October 2009 - June 2012 |
| Geographic Area |
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Nias |
| Partner Agency |
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ILO |
| Executing Agency |
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ILO |
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Achievements to date:
The project was approved by the MDF Steering Committee in September 2009, and the Fiscal Agency Agreement between the Partner Agency and the Trustee of the MDF was signed in October. The project is in start-up phase, preparing for implementation.
Challenges:
The project will be working with newly-formed district governments, and the capacities of these will need to be strengthened. In the design of RACBP, continued support and cooperation from BAPPEDA, District-level PWD and the involved communities has been assumed. Natural disasters could pose a risk to the Project in terms of interrupted access to the construction sites or damage to the construction works. |
