In Commemoration of the 73rd Union Day, the NCDDP is featuring a short video on its activities in Putao township of Kachin State

In Commemoration of the 73rd Union Day, which falls on 12 February 2020, the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP) is proudly presented its activities in Putao township of Kachin State. In this short video, you will see how the NCDDP is implementing the development activities in rural areas and for ethnic communities in its project areas.

With support from the World Bank and other development partners, the Department of Rural Development (DRD) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has been implementing the NCDDP project activities in 63 townships of 15 regions across since 2013, aiming to promote development in all the regions equally, especially in rural areas and for ethnic communities.

The objectives of the project are to enable poor rural and ethnic communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach and to enhance the government’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency.

The NCDDP is working with communities and local authority to identify the prioritized needs of the local community, bolster their ownership, capacity and action to meet the needs of the most vulnerable; broaden participation for more inclusive decision making; and strengthen local capacity in designing the project plans, implementation and mechanisms for more responsive and accountable local governance.

Currently, in early 2020, the NCDDP is holding Township Selection Consultation Meeting in the capitals of the 13 regions across the country, with the participation of various stakeholders including members of Parliaments, respective regional, district and township officials from the DRD, local authority, representatives from the World Bank , donor governments or agencies, local civil society groups, development partners with existing projects in the region/state, community-based organizations, non-government organizations, partner organizations for rural development, ethnic groups present in the state/region and the media.

The NCDDP project fund was amounted to a total of US dollars 549 million with the contribution of $ 41 million from the Myanmar government budget, an initial IDA grant of $80 million and 400 million IDA additional financing credit from the World Bank, $ 3 million grant and $ 22 million loan supports from the government of Italy, $ 3 million support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

With the remaining balance of the previous years’ project circles and additional US dollars 25 million support from the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), the NCDDP will expand its project activities to the additional selected 13 townships in different 13 regions starting from the year 2020.