Community Livelihood Enhancement And Resilience

The development objective of Community Livelihood Enhancement and Resilience Project of Lao People’s Democratic Republic is to improve rural livelihoods and consumption of diverse foods for targeted vulnerable communities, and to respond promptly and effectively in case of eligible crisis or emergency. This project has five components. 1) The first component, Local Economic Development and Community Capacity Strengthening, has the following sub-components: (i) Participatory Village Development Planning; (ii) Community Capacity Strengthening; and (iii) Climate-resilient Community Infrastructure. 2) The second component, Community Livelihoods Enhancement, has the following sub-components: (i) Development and Management of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Producer Groups (PGs); (ii) Income Generation and Food Security Capacity Building; and (iii) Delivery of Project Grants and Management of Productive Assets. 3) The third component, Community Nutrition Interventions, has the following sub-components: (i) Promotion of demand for enhanced nutrition practices; and (ii) Promotion of community-sourced nutritious food. 4) The fourth component, Project Management, Capacity Building and Monitoring and Evaluation, provides technical and operational assistance for the day-to-day management of the proposed project and its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. 5) The fifth component, Contingent Emergency Response, aims to be financed to respond to an eligible crisis or emergency.