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Project Description:
The SPADA project strengthens district
government capacities
to promote the
longer-
term development of the province.
It
links the participatory sub-district planning
process of KDP to district government
decision-making, and provides block grants
to improve public services and the recovery of
economic infrastructure.
District government capacities to provide adequate public services are low. It is important to strengthen
their capacities ensuring that they will be able to provide sustainable, long-term development. This project
provides block grants to all districts in Aceh and Nias to fund larger, technically demanding projects that
emerge from sub-district planning within the KDP mechanism.
Projects are selected by district development committees with thirty percent of grants reserved for health
and education. The project will also promote the improvement of the economic environment through
infrastructure investments. To strengthen the capacities of local governments, a combination of training,
practical exercises, and technical support will be off ered throughout the project.
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| Project
Name |
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Support
for Poor and Disadvantaged Areas Project
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| Grant Amount |
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US$ 39.6 million (Including $14.6 million BRR
co-financing)
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| Start/ End |
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February 2007 - June 2010 |
| Geographic Area |
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Selected sub-districts
in Nias |
| Partner Agency |
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World Bank |
| Executing Agency |
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BRR |
| Funding Recipient |
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Ministry of
Disadvantaged Areas |
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Achievement to date:
December 2007
The project has taken up its activities in all 19 districts of Aceh. Special education and health consultants
have been recruited and trained and are working on their initial task of conducting a health/ education
district needs survey. Procurement and fi nancial training for local government offi cials has started.
The project has also provided planning grants to all districts. These grants will support the district
governments identifying prioritized needs in participatory process which includes multiple stakeholders
from Government agencies, civil society, universities, and sub-district representatives. Once district
planning activities are complete, the project will disburse block grants in the fi rst quarter of 2008 to build
physical, health and educational infrastructures. |
