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Community Projects

 

 

pdf_button LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS (as of February 14, 2011)


Community Projects are realized as citizens identify local problems, develop feasible solutions and prioritize and implement their desired solutions. If a community shows initiative and applies, IREX guides the community and CIG members through a three-step process involving two Application Phases (2 months) followed by the Implementation Phase (4-6 months).

Application and Implementation Process

CPP facilitates the process by which Community Initiative Groups (CIGs) identify solutions and implement sustainable community plans to achieve them. The Program facilitates meetings and Civic Education trainings. Participation in the CPP program runs over few phases: two application phases and one implementation phase.

 
  • In Phase 1, beneficiaries participate in two CPP-facilitated community meetings where they prioritize community problems, identify a project to address the problem, elect a Community Initiative Group (CIG) and learn how to prepare a Concept Paper. CPP beneficiaries then prepare and submit Concept Papers which describe the problem, proposed solution and anticipated impact of the project to a CPP Selection Committee. The Committee evaluates the applications based on the relevance of the project to the community’s identified problem, the project’s feasibility, and the community’s commitment (which is demonstrated through community contribution in the form of human and financial resources).
  • If the Concept Paper is approved, the community initiative group enters the project development phase (Phase 2). In this phase, the CIG participates in three CPP-facilitated community meetings, where they learn how to develop an action plan for project implementation; they establish which approvals and agreements must be collected during the implementation phase; and they develop a plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of the project. This phase culminates in the submission of a final application. Should the project application receive approval from the Review Committee, the CIG is invited to sign a Sub-grant Agreement.
  • Implementation is the third phase of CPP during which the CIGs or Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) implements the project according to the plan they developed during the previous phases. Project implementation includes a series of four CPP-facilitated meetings, which are designed to assist communities in finding appropriate solutions to problems they encounter in project implementation.