Philippines National Community Driven Development Program

The objective of the National Community Driven Development Project for Philippines is to empower communities in targeted municipalities to achieve improved access to services and to participate in more inclusive local planning, budgeting and implementation. The project has 3 components. (1) Barangay (Community) sub-grants for planning and Investment component will support two types of assistance to participating barangays. First, planning grants will be made available to communities to support the Community Empowerment Activity Cycle (CEAC). Second, investment grants will support community sub-project investments and activities (community based public infrastructure and services such as roads, bridges, schools, day care centers, etc.) that respond to community-identified priorities. (2) Local capacity building and implementation support component supports the strengthening of municipal local government units and staff to facilitate and oversee the planning and implementation of community infrastructure sub-projects. The component will also help to ensure quality of infrastructure investments and the integrity of resource management, and to monitor and report on sub-project progress and results. (3) Project administration, monitoring and evaluation component will finance the overall management of the project including goods, consultant services, training, workshops, and operating costs.