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Approved JFPR Projects
as of 31 March 2008

The links below will take you to the project summary and full document.

DMC Project Title Amount
(US$mn) 		Date of ADB Approval
Afghanistan Community-Based Gender Sensitive Basic Education for the Poor 4.00 10 September 2002
Road Employment Project for Settlement and Integration of Returning Refugees and Displaced Persons 15.00 3 October 2002
Primary Health Care Partnership for the Poor 3.00 19 December 2002
Emergency Road Rehabilitation 20.00 19 December 2003
Integrated Community Development in Northern Afghanistan 3.00 26 December 2003
Rural Recovery through Community-Based Irrigation Rehabilitation 5.00 26 December 2003
Balkh River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management 10.00 15 December 2004
North-South Corridor [ PDF: 976kb | 86 pages ] 20.00 29 September 2006
Rural Business Support [ PDF: 293kb | 40 pages ] 18.00 12 December 2006

Azerbaijan

Integration of Internally Displaced Persons in Mingechevir Rayon 2.50 30 January 2002
Mahalla Business Development 1.50 20 September 2005
Affordable Services and Water Conservation for the Urban Poor 1.00 20 February 2006

Bangladesh

Supporting Livelihood Improvement for the Poor through Water Management Associations 0.90 17 August 2001
Social Development for Erosion-Affected Poor in the Jamuna Meghna Floodplains 0.79 5 December 2005

Bhutan

 Improving the Well-Being of Road Workers 0.50 9 August 2005
Rural Electricians Training Program 1.00 25 May 2006
Rural Skills Development [ PDF: 447kb | 39 pages ] 1.99 15 January 2007

Cambodia

Community-Based Livelihood Enhancement for the Rural Poor in Northwestern Cambodia 1.80 12 July 2002
Income for the Poor Through Community-Based Environmental Improvements in Phnom Penh 1.00 25 September 2002
Improving the Livelihood of Poor Farmers in Southern Cambodia 1.80 11 November 2002
Targeted Assistance for Education of Poor Girls and Children in Ethnic Minority Areas 3.00 25 November 2002
Mainstreaming Labor-Based Maintenance to the National Roads Network 2.20 17 June 2004
Health Care Financing for the Poor 1.85 15 November 2004
Improving Primary School Access in Disadvantaged Communes [ PDF: 475kb | 29 pages ] 1.87 4 January 2005
Improving the Access of Poor Floating Communities on the Tonle Sap to Social Infrastructure and Livelihood Activities 1.00 25 February 2005
Women's Development Centers 1.80 21 December 2005
Building Community Capacity for Poverty Reduction Initiatives in the Tonle Sap Basin [ PDF: 150kb | 36 pages ] 1.50 19 December 2007

Central Asian Republics

Improving Nutrition for Poor Mothers and Children 6.85 26 April 2001
Sustainable Food Fortification 2.00 22 July 2004

China, People's Republic of

 Innovations for Participatory Flood Control by the Poor Along the Yellow River 1.00 16 November 2001

Greater Mekong Region

 Community Action for Preventing HIV/AIDSa 8.00 8 May 2001
Improving Poor Farmers' Livelihoods through Post Harvest Technologyb 0.75 18 December 2003

India

Rainwater Harvesting and Slum Development in Rajasthan 1.90 24 September 2002
Sustaining Income and Basic Human Needs of the Poor in a Disaster Prone Areas of Gujarat 3.40 6 November 2002
Restoration and Diversification of Livelihoods for Tsunami-Affected Poor and Marginalized People in the States of Tamil Nadu and Kerala [ PDF: 140kb | 29 pages ] 5.00 21 June 2006

Indonesia

Assisting Girl Street Children at Risk of Sexual Abuse 1.00 20 October 2000
Supporting the Community Based Basic Education for the Poor 3.20 7 May 2002
Sustainable Livelihood Development for Poor Coastal and Small Island Communities 1.50 17 June 2004
Enriching Lives of the Urban Poor through Food Fortification 1.75 14 March 2005
Sustainable Livelihood Development for Coastal Communities in the Special Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) [ PDF: 189kb | 26 pages ] 2.50 06 September 2005
Rehabilitation of Coral Reef and Mangrove Resources in the Special Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam [ PDF: 162kb | 23 pages ] 1.50 06 September 2005
Seismically Upgraded Housing in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatera (SUHA) 2.00 06 September 2005
Restoration of Microenterprise and Microfinance in Aceh [ PDF: 526kb | 22 pages ] 2.00 28 November 2005
Supporting Community Health Care Initiatives in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam [ PDF: 311kb | 24 pages ] 2.00 18 January 2006

Kyrgyztan

 Reducing Vulnerability of the Poor to Natural Disasters 1.00 8 September 2004
Reducing Neonatal Mortality 1.00 8 September 2004
Rural Livelihood Development [ PDF: 329kb | 27 pages ] 1.00 15 December 2004
Improving Livelihoods of Rural Women through Development of Handicrafts Industry [ PDF: 376kb | 28 pages ] 2.00 17 January 2007
Improving Access to Quality Basic Education for Children with Special Needs [ PDF: 440kb | 30 pages ] 1.00 28 May 2007

Lao People's Democratic Republic

 Supporting the Community-Managed Livelihood Improvement 1.00 18 December 2001
Reducing Poverty Among Ethnic Minority Women in the Nam Ngum River Basin 0.53 12 November 2003
Solid Waste Management and Income Generation for Vientiane's Poor 1.00 16 December 2003
Sustainable Agro-Forestry Systems for Livelihood Enhancement of the Rural Poor 1.50 4 January 2005
Catalyzing Microfinance for the Poor [ PDF: 1,571kb | 135 pages ] 1.98 17 August 2006
Enhancing Capacity of Local Government Agencies and Lao Women's Union for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Northern Lao PDR [ PDF: 97kb | 19 pages ] 0.53 11 May 2007
Alternative Livelihoods for Upland Ethnic Groups in Houaphanh Province [ PDF: 297kb | 30 pages ] 1.82 13 February 2008

Maldives

Restoration of Livelihoods of the Tsunami-Affected Farmers in the Maldives [ PDF: 246kb | 22 pages ] 1.00 29 April 2005

Mongolia

Expanding Employment Opportunities for Poor Disabled Persons 1.00 1 April 2002
Improving the Living Environment of the Poor in Ger Areas of Mongolia's Cities 2.20 7 May 2002
Maternal Mortality Reduction [ PDF: 337kb | 27 pages ] 1.00 10 February 2005
Nonformal Skills Training for Unemployed Youth and Adults 1.00 20 February 2006
Community-Driven Development for Urban Poor in Ger Areas [ PDF: 1,022kb | 34 pages ] 1.50 2 March 2007
Community-Based Heating Supply in Rural Remote Areas [ PDF: 1,057kb | 38 pages ] 2.00 29 June 2007
Access to Health Services for Disadvantaged Groups [ PDF: 955kb | 29 pages ] 2.00 19 December 2007

Nepal

Supporting Poor and Disadvantaged Farmers through Civil Society Organizations 0.80 15 May 2001
Optimizing Productivity of Poor Water User Associations 1.00 4 August 2003
Improving the Livelihoods of Poor Farmers and Disadvantaged Groups in the Eastern Development Region [ PDF: 2,529kb | 40 pages ] 1.00 13 December 2006
Strengthening Decentralized Support for Vulnerable and Conflict-Affected Families and Children [ PDF: 360kb | 39 pages ] 2.00 10 October 2007

Pakistan

Mobilizing the Poor for Better Access to Health 3.40 6 May 2003
Enhancing Road Improvement Benefits to Poor Communities in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) 1.0 28 April 2005
Iron and Folic Acid Fortification in Small-Scale Milling to Improve the Lives of the Poor, Especially Women and Children [ PDF: 180kb | 31 pages ] 2.00 17 March 2006
Immediate Support to Poor and Vulnerable Households in Inaccessible Areas Devastated by the 2005 Earthquake 5.00 27 March 2006
Microfinance for the Poorest 2.00 30 January 2007

Papua New Guinea

Low-Cost Sanitation, Community Awareness and Health Education Program 1.74 14 December 2000
Lae Port Livelihood and Social Improvement [ PDF: 705kb | 26 pages ] 1.50 18 December 2007

Philippines

Supporting the Sustainable Livelihood for the Poor in Southern Philippines 2.80 31 October 2000
On-Site Urban Upgrading for Vulnerable Slum Communities of Payatas 1.00 13 December 2000
Off-Site and Off-City Relocation of Vulnerable Slum Communities of Muntinlupa City 1.00 21 December 2000
Social Protection for Poor Women Vendors in Mindanao Cities 1.00 7 August 2002
Strategic Private Sector Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction in Metro Manila (STEP-UP) 3.60 24 September 2002
Renewable Energy and Livelihood Development for the Poor In Negros Occidental 1.5 19 January 2004
Developing Financial Cooperatives [ PDF: 390kb | 26 pages ] 0.90 14 March 2006
Southern Leyte Landslide Disaster Assistance [ PDF: 154kb | 23 pages ] 3.00 15 December 2006
Developing Microinsurance [ PDF: 312kb | 22 pages ] 1.00 15 February 2008

Sri Lanka

Infrastructure Maintenance to Reduce Rural Poverty 0.90 16 October 2002
Power Fund for the Poor 1.50 7 April 2004
Public Works Restoration and Rehabilitation of Line Drainage Systems of Tsunami-Affected Local Government Roads 2.00 4 October 2005
Post-Tsunami Utility Connections for the Poor 2.00 14 October 2005
Improvement of Rural Access Roads and Livelihood Development for the Poor [ PDF: 371kb | 27 pages ] 2.00 21 January 2008

Tajikistan

Tajikistan Rural Poverty Reduction 2.90 8 August 2001
School Improvement 2.00 13 January 2004
Community Participation and Public Information Campaign for Health Improvement 1.00 22 January 2004
Community-Based Rural Road Maintenance 1.80 4 November 2005
Community-Based Rural Power Supply [ PDF: 176kb | 30 pages ] 2.00 15 March 2006
Sustainable Access for Isolated Rural Communities 2.00 23 October 2007

Uzbekistan

Supporting Innovative Poverty Reduction in Karakalpakstan 2.54 25 October 2001
Affordable Services and Water Conservation for the Urban Poor 1.50 24 August 2004
Basic Education for Children with Special Needs 1.50 17 March 2006

Viet Nam

Promoting Silk Income for the Rural Poor in Central Highlands 0.62 30 October 2003
Poverty Reduction in Red River Basin Irrigation Systems 0.82 15 April 2004
Expanding Benefits of the Poor through Urban Environmental Improvements 1.00 2 December 2004
Community-Based Agricultural Extension and Training in Mountainous Districts 0.90 22 August 2005
Nutritious Food for 6-24 Month Old Children Vulnerable to Malnutrition in Poor Areas [ PDF: 2,677kb | 24 pages ] 1.99 17 January 2006
Improving Vitamin A Nutrition and Deworming for Poor and Vulnerable Children [ PDF: 1,633kb | 30 pages ] 1.00 17 November 2006
Expansion of Learning Opportunities for Ethnic Minority Youth [ PDF: 1,698kb | 30 pages ] 1.50 29 November 2006
Thanh Hoa Province Small Scale Infrastructure Investments and Services in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas [ PDF: 813kb | 41 pages ] 2.00 27 November 2007
Community-Based Early Childhood Care and Development [ PDF: 601kb | 27 pages ] 1.90 19 February 2008
  Total Amount Approved 273.02  

a Cambodia-Lao PDR-Vietnam
b Cambodia-Viet Nam