Community Development

The objective of the component is to enable the rural poor men, women and youth to improve their livelihoods. GLLSP-I covered around 90 per cent of the villages but household and rural infrastructure delivery fell short in fulfilling the demands, due to resource limitations. The majority of villages still suffer from critical deficits including water, road connectivity and income generating opportunities. GLLSP-II, through comprehensive Union Council Development Plans, and the leveraging of existing social capital and capacities built under GLLSP-I, will deliver a comprehensive package of public and private goods in all 358 villages. Except for large infrastructure, all other community and household level interventions will be identified, prioritized and implemented through COs/VOs. The main-streaming priorities including gender, youth, nutrition, food security and climate change resilience would be largely addressed through this component as part of social mobilization strategy and specific interventions. The component will be implemented by the social mobilization partner in collaboration with the PMU, relevant line departments, Nutrition Cell, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiative. A detailed community interaction strategy, developed as part of the PIM, shall guide the implementation of activities.