JFPR 9069 BHU: Improving the Well-Being of Road Workers
Bhutan
Project Summary
L1763-BHU: Road Improvement Project
Capacity Building
Mr. Hiroaki Yamaguchi
Transport Specialist
SATC
Total Budget in $ : $652,000
JFPR grant in $ : $500,000
Department of Roads, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Government of Bhutan
Department of Roads, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Government of Bhutan
- Implement health education programs, including training-of-trainers as road health workers
- Provide improved shelter, water and sanitation facilities
- Provide access to school-shelter for road workers' children in the vicinity of primary schools
Grant Development Objective (GDO)
- Increase awareness on health issues and improved first-aid services, thereby improving the health of road workers, particularly women and children, and increasing labor productivity in road improvement projects
- Improve living conditions for road workers including women and children to ensure better quality of life
- Improve access to school and training opportunities
Project Purpose
The project goal is to reduce poverty among road workers and their children, one of the most vulnerable groups in the country, through provision of appropriate basic needs.
Expected Outputs
- 4,083 Department of Roads (DOR) road workers, including women and children, to have increased awareness on basic health and sanitation
- Improved housing and improved sanitation and water for DOR road workers
- 30 solar power units for 60 dwellings of road workers (1 unit for 2 dwellings) to directly help improve living conditions and reduce poverty by enabling road workers, both men and women, to generate additional income through weaving, knitting, and carpentry works
- Improved road workers' access to education and health services
- Higher school attendance and improved performance of road workers' schoolchildren, at least 50% of whom are female
Component 1. Improve Basic Health Services for the Road Workers
- Training/Workshop on Basic Health
- Provision of Essential Equipment for Basic Health Services
- Health Awareness Campaign
Component 2. Improve Housing Condition of the Road Workers
- Improvement/Renovation of Road Workers' Shelter
- Provision and Maintenance of 30 Solar Power Units to 60 Dwellings
- Provision of Water and Sanitation
Component 3. Construction of Dormitory for Road Workers' Schoolchildren
Component 4. Administration, Support Costs and Independent Monitoring and Poverty Assessment Study
- Administration Support
- Consulting Services (Project Management, Poverty Assessment Study and Independent Monitoring)
The JFPR is targeting road workers who are engaged for everyday routine maintenance. The JFPR is linked to the ongoing loan, Road Improvement Project, approved in 2000, as the physical construction of the loan has been completed.
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