Asian Development Bank

JFPR 9034: Reducing Poverty Among Ethnic Minority Women in the Nam Ngum Basin
Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO)

Project Summary

Counterpart loan/project(s)

• L1933-LAO: Nam Ngum River Basin Development Project

Grant Type

• Project grant

Budget

Executing Agencies

• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Government of the Lao PDR

Implementing Agencies

• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
  Project Management Office
  Nam Ngum River Basin Development Project
  Vientiane, Government of the Lao PDR

Objectives

To reduce poverty and improve the socioeconomic status of ethnic minority women who are among the poorest in Lao PDR.

Expected Outputs

• Organize 30 groups in at least 300 ethnic women minority
• Provide training, functional literacy, and capacity building to at least 30 women's groups and ethnic minority women from at least 50% of recipients of agricultural and livestock training and extension in the project provinces
• Set up at least 10 revolving funds with women's groups
• Provide access to water, sanitation, and health services to at least 15 village women groups and spend less time collecting water
• Improve incomes of ethnic minority women beneficiary by at least 5%

Project Components and Main Activities

• Livelihood Improvement
• Social Infrastructure and Services
• Training and Skills Development
• Participatory Planning
• Baseline Surveys, Participatory Poverty Impact Assessment
• Consultancies
• Project Management

Contact Information

Manoshi Mitra
Social Development Specialist
MKAE
Tel: + 632 632 6111
E-mail: mmitra@adb.org