Asian Development Bank

JFPR 9001: Supporting the Sustainable Livelihood for the Poor in the Southern Philippines Project
Philippines (PHI)
PHI - Sustainable Livelihood in Context of Rural Infrastructure

Project Summary

Counterpart loan/project(s)

• Loan 1772-PHI: Rural Infrastructure for Rural Productivity Enhancement Sector (IRPES) Project (2000)

Budget

Executing Agency

Department of Agriculture, through IRPES Project Office

Implementing Agency

Selected nongovernment organizations (NGOs), peoples' organizations (POs), and local government units (LGUs)

Scope

The Project will target between 30 and 80 of the 100 municipalities covered under the IRPES during the three-year project period. Livelihood activities in the first year of implementation will focus on 10 municipalities where IRPES core subprojects are located.

One project component will support sustainable livelihood activities in about 250 barangays (villages) of the project area. An estimated of 7,500 rural households will benefit from the Project.

Objectives

Decrease poverty incidence in targeted areas as defined in IRPES project.

Increased and diversified income-generating opportunities for the poor in targeted areas so that they can better benefit from the improved infrastructure facilities financed under the IRPES.

Poverty incidence in villages included in the Project decreases from 60 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2004.

Main Project Components and Activities

The Project has three components:

• sustainable livelihood
• capacity building for participatory learning in project preparation and administration
• project coordination and poverty impact monitoring

Any Other Relevant Information

• News Releases

Contact Information

Ms. Cecilia Astilla
Director, Project Development Service
Department of Agriculture
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: +632 928 8741 local 207
Fax: +632 922 0930
E-mail: madir@eudoramail.com

Ms. Dolores Corro
Executive Director
Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE)
110 DBP Village, Maa Road, Davao City
Tel: +6382 2991722
Fax: +6382 2990625
E-mail: mincode@codewan.com.ph

Ms. Daphne Villanueva
Regional Director
Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PHILDHRRA)-Visayas
Cebu City
Tel: +6332 4126799
Fax: +6332 4126840
E-mail: phildvissect@pacific.net.ph

Paolo Spantigati
Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Southeast Asia Department
Tel: +632 632 5789
Email: pspantigati@adb.org