Project Title: Promoting Community Management Models in Vietnam PCMM

Project code:             PCMM

Donor:                      Swiss Development and Cooperation – SDC

Budget:                     CHF 2.000.000

Project holder:           DWC

Partners:                   CDC Quang Binh, RIC Hoa Binh and NADICOFRIC Nam Dinh

Period:                      July 2008 – June 2012

Target Groups

• Local people, students and teachers of 30 project’s communes/wards and 04 secondary schools:
• 05 communes and 02 secondary schools in Ky Son District of Hoa Binh province;
• 09 wards and 01 secondary school in Dong Hoi City of Quang Binh province;
• 16 wards and 01 secondary school in Nam Dinh City of Nam Dinh province.
• Local authorities at district and communal levels
• Other local NGOs in Vietnam.

Project goal

Self-Management Communities at grassroots levels contribute to the socio-economic development in Vietnam.

Project objective

In three provinces, the consolidation and replication of community management approaches ensure Vietnamese communities (mainstream and disadvantaged households/citizens) are increasingly involved in local development planning and decision making.

Project Outcomes

1. Community effectively self-manage their projects and influence local planning and decision making process.
2. Local authorities create enabling environment for community management models.
3. Community management models are replicated and scaled up by networking between Communities in project provinces and linkages to other NGOs/CBOs/service providers.

Measures

1. Baseline surveys.
2. Development of community profiles.
3. Community Based Group - CBGs set up.
4. CBGs (including student’s groups) developed and implemented.
5. Community management (CM) funds for blocks/villages/schools.
6. CBG/self-help projects coaching at community levels and schools.
7. CM grants for "graduated" blocks and Community Initiative Fund.
8. Community CM capacity building: skills training and other related trainings.
9. Trainings for students and teachers;
10. Trainings for local authorities.
11. Feedbacks between local authorities and CBGs.
12. Local authorities evaluate results of Development Projects implemented by CBGs.
13. Dialogues/public hearing.
14. Experience sharing workshops.
15. Exchange visits.
16. New service linkages, NGO capacity development.
17. Research, dissemination and attend/organize national workshops to share CM Model.
18. IE&C materials development.
19. Publish newsletters.
20. Design the website
21. Publications, Media (leaflets, brochures, booklet, poster…).

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