Cambodia: Building Community Capacity for Poverty Reduction Initiatives in the Tonle Sap Basin

Agriculture and Natural Resources / Agriculture, natural resources and rural development

1. Knowledge required for capacity building is adapted to the requirements of different target groups, drawing on existing knowledge and gathering information where knowledge gaps exist. Knowledge is managed so that dissemination to all stakeholders is effected based on the continued development of TSC;

2. Training needs analyses are conducted at provincial, commune, and community levels in eight provinces of the Tonle Sap Basin;

3. Review and revision of the six modules developed under TA 4376-CAM and development of up to three further modules as indicated by the training needs analysis, so as to complement and support the four major poverty reduction projects of the TSI.

4. Delivery in eight provinces of the Tonle Sap Basin of about 150 courses across six to nine modules;

5. Regular and productive coordination meetings held by the TSI Technical Working Group;

6. High-level conferences held with senior national and provincial Government officials, ADB, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and civil society;

7. Broad stakeholder recognition of issues, challenges, and successes effecting integration among TSI projects;

8. Annual reviews to EA and IAs, addressing issues and challenges and fostering ownership of the TSI; and

9. Coordination meetings with finance agencies supporting or potentially interested in supporting development in the Tonle Sap Basin.

Delivery would be by the existing capacity-building team of CBNRM-LI, created under TA 4376 and supported by knowledge and information provided by Tonle Sap Initiative Learning Resource Center established at CDRI. The monitoring and evaluation system developed under TA 4376 will be implemented through the management of CBNRM-LI supported by the Tonle Sap Initiative Coordination Unit. The deliverables that can be monitored will comprise:

i) training needs analyses conducted at provincial, commune, and community levels in the Tonle Sap Basin;

ii) training modules3 developed under TA 4376 revised to address the capacity-building needs of the poverty reduction projects of the TSI with emphasis on TSSLP and TSLSP, incorporating additional

knowledge where needed from component 2;

iii) established mechanisms for exchanges with government extension staff, TSI-LRC, and other relevant organizations. They will include training and workshops on participatory watershed management conducted with the involvement of provincial and district government staff;

iv) development of up to three further modules as indicated by the training needs analysis and supported by knowledge disseminated from component 2;

v) delivery of about 150 courses providing 22,500 person-training days to the communities and community organizations in the project areas of TSI poverty reduction projects, together with related district and provincial staff

vi) evaluation of each course delivered;

vii) community poverty reduction action plan developed and implemented by community organizations;

viii) three annual national workshops with 150 participants each;

ix) up to 15 provincial workshops with approximately 100 participants to be organized jointly with component 2; and

x) report enumerating the accomplishments of the above.