Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction

Eligible Activities

• What activities are eligible for JFPR financing?
• Can you give examples of the types of activities that the JFPR can fund?
• What rules govern the procurement of goods and services under the JFPR?

JFPR-funded activities will benefit the most vulnerable groups in ADB's developing member countries (DMCs).

What activities are eligible for JFPR financing?

Only activities that complement existing ADB-financed operations in ADB developing member countries are eligible for JFPR financing. For a list of current projects, please visit JFPR Grant Approvals or JFPR Annual Reports.

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Can you give examples of the types of activities that the JFPR can fund?

1. The JFPR can finance activities providing direct relief measures and improvement of services and facilities for poorer population groups. It can also finance the innovation and testing of new approaches to assist these groups, particularly in the social sector, which could be replicated on a larger scale or included in operations financed by ADB. For example, JFPR activities could include, but are not limited to
• establishing or scaling up the activities of a social fund which is directed at poverty alleviation or relief of financial crisis problems;
• developing public employment programs that will benefit the poor;
• supporting activities to enhance participation of local communities, particularly vulnerable groups, in development and implementation of community development plans; and
• funding activities that assist in the establishment of programs to safeguard or improving the living conditions of vulnerable groups such as the disabled, children, or the unemployed.
2. The JFPR can also finance capacity-building measures such as increasing the participation of local communities and NGOs in ADB-financed operations. Activities could include, but are not limited to
• providing basic services by community groups because the public and private sectors cannot adequately respond to the demands for such services;
• developing local capacity to enable the affected groups in undertaking community driven public works projects; and
• improving the delivery of needed public services through community groups or NGOs to those groups affected by the crisis.

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What rules govern the procurement of goods and services under the JFPR?

The procurement of goods and services for JFPR-financed activities is carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines.

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