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Najaf: Social Fund for Development
The Social Fund for Development (SFD) is a new program that seeks to improve the living conditions and opportunities for the poor and vulnerable in Iraq by improving their access to basic essential services and generating short-term employment opportunities at the community level.
The subproject cycle is initiated at the community level. The CDGs, with the support of the SFD governorate local office and NGOs, will identify the CAPs based on a social and economic assessment carried out at the local level. The CAP is then sent forward to the SFD local governorate office, who would discuss it with local government and the sectoral ministries, to ensure consistency with overall governorate development plans and national standards, and avoid any duplication.
Once CAPs are approved, the community votes on the priorities based on the funding allocated to that community. Once voted on and agreed, the SFD local governorate office would assume all implementation related aspects, including procurement, financial management, and safeguards aspects, in close coordination with local government and sectoral ministries. Community members will benefit from continuous advice, hand-holding and capacity building as needed throughout the whole process.
The overarching goal of the SFD is to deepen stabilization efforts in Iraq, restore citizen-state trust, and institute measures to strengthen social cohesion and local development priorities.
Community subprojects are expected to have a positive social impact through increased empowerment and social cohesion through bringing diverse community constituents together to think about common priorities and needs in their community.
The subprojects will generate positive economic outcomes in many sectors, such as boosting agricultural productivity, increasing market accessibility of farm products, facilitating enrollment of school-age children in schools, increasing access to health services, and increasing access to safe drinking water.
The project's primary development indicators consist of
- Over 1.5 million households will benefit from increased access to basic services.
- 1,700 sub projects to be implemented across Iraq.
- 600 communities and villages to be targeted.
- 10 million employment days generated.
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