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RUDEP is involved in a range of activities centred on its
rural development and poverty reduction focus. The links
below provide highlights of RUDEP’s core approaches for
poverty reduction and rural development in Quang Ngai
Province:
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Social Economic Planning
Process
A decentralized approach to Commune planning that merges
household priorities with all available funds of
Government, donor and NGO projects and programs.
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Commune Development Funds
Commune People’s Committees manage Commune Development
Funds (CDFs) provided by RUDEP that are allocated to
each Commune for Economic, Social and Infrastructure
priorities of households.
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Small-Scale Rural Infrastructure
Small-scale infrastructure projects are identified by
households in Village Planning Meetings that support
income generation in the community.
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Capacity building
RUDEP’s Capacity Building System aims to raise the
capacities of local officials at Provincial, District
and Commune levels through providing training that
responds to their job requirements and training needs.
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Monitoring and Evaluation
A Management Information System (MIS) provides
time-series data on key aspects of the Program to assist
management and continual improvement of Program
activities with RUDEP stakeholders.
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Village Savings and Credit
Facilities (VSCFs)
Seed capital is provided by RUDEP to establish a
revolving credit fund that provides poor households with
an avenue to deposit savings and obtain loans to support
income generating activities.
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Marketing
RUDEP developed a Marketing Strategy to implement
identified marketing opportunities whereby poor and
isolated households in Quang Ngai Province can benefit
from increased marketing awareness and increased
marketing capacity within institutions.
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Participatory
Agricultural Extension Methodologies (PAEM)
RUDEP and DARD are currently conducting a capacity
building program for Provincial and District Extension
Staff that focuses on the application of Participatory
Agricultural Extension Methodologies to trial and
transfer technologies to poor households.
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