CHIA SE VIETNAM-SWEDEN POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME Hanoi, October 12, 2007 A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION

BACKGROUND OF CHIA SE PROGRAM CHIA SE’s TOOLS & COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CHIA SE’s PROJECT AREAS FROM PROJECT PRACTICE TO GOVERNMENT POLICY STRENGTHENING COOPERATION Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi CONTENTS

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi BACKGROUND - ORIGIN GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (MPI) CPRGS Decentralisation Policy Grassroot Democracy Public Administration Reform GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN (Sida) Policy on Poverty, Democracy & Human Rights Vietnam-Sweden Poverty Alleviation Programme (Chia Se Program) Pilot phase Implementing phase Beyond

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi BACKGROUND – PROGRAM AREAS LOCATION No of Districts No of Communes No of Villages Ha Giang Yen Bai Quang Tri TOTAL Hanoi National Project: 05 Ministries and Agencies Program Secretariat

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi BACKGROUND – OBJECTIVES Sustainable & Equitable Society Implementation of Poverty Reduction Objectives in # 500 villages Building mechanisms & policies on sustainable poverty reduction and growth Chia Se Program Provincial Projects: - Local Development Fund - Local Planning for Management & Development - Capacity building National Project & CPS: - Support CPRGS - Develop policies - Policy Research Fund - Provide technical support to PPs Millennium Development Goals Vietnam Development Goals Support CPRGS

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi BACKGROUND – BUDGET Sida Vietnamese Government USD m National Project Program Secretariat USD 8.68 m Provincial Projects (Each) USD m > 50% 1.Improved sustainable livelihood 2.Access and control over resources 3.Equity and equality 4.Empowerment LDF

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi TOOLS OF THE PROGRAMS 1.Education and training 2.Health 3.Infrastructure 4.Agriculture & non-agriculture income generation 5.Natural resource management 6.Social security LDF LPMD Local Planning for Development & Management EMPOWEMENT, DECENTRALISATION, PARTICIPATION 1.Introduction/consultation 2.Planning for village development 3.Activity preparation 4.Activity implementation 5.Review CAPACITY BUILDING

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi TOOLS - ACHIEVEMENTS PARTICIPATION: From low to 100% representation Voice of the under-represented groups (the poor, women, ethnic minorities) Involvement in all stages of local policy making process High quality of institution leads to better governance Strong ‘social fabric’ leads to better institutions and accountability Good governance leads to participatory poverty reduction Participatory PR leads to stronger ‘social fabric’ AWARENESS AND CAPACITY: From pigs to schools Know how EMPOWEMENT: Right to participate and power to decide

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi FROM PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT & POLICY LPMD Local Planning for Development & management PROJECT LEVEL Research Fund Hardware Database Capacity building Local Socio-economic Development Planning Participatory Bottom-up All available resources POLICY LEVEL Financial policy Planning procedure Rural Development strategy Social security policy

Chia Se Programme Secretariat - Room 301, 303, Building G, No 2, Hoang Van Thu, Hanoi STRENGTHENING COOPERATION Will Chia Se’s principles and approach live beyond its project life? - In policies, strategies … - In people’s awareness of their rights and skills Beyond 2008 An NGOChia Se Project proposed by the NGO and local authority staff Project proposed by local community NGO provided equipment & inputs Villagers bought equipments themselves Focused on technical trainingComprehensive support: technical, material and services Support to marine capture in Vinh Thai commune (Vinh Linh, Quang Tri) CSNGOs P135/IINTPPR Donors FORUM Needs: More expertise; Wider areas

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