Community-Driven Development
The NSP builds capacity at the community level to enhance the competence of CDC male and female members in terms of financial management, procurement, technical skills, and transparency. Once the CDC has been elected, an inclusive and innovative inductive model is followed to develop a Community Development Plan (CDP). Formulating a CDP is an exercise that allows the CDC to map out its development requirements and prioritize them. Subproject proposals are then developed to apply for funding.
The NSP provides direct Block Grant transfers to a bank account established by the CDCs to support rehabilitation and development activities planned and implemented by the elected CDCs. The funding takes the form of Block Grants which are calculated at US$200 per family with an average grant of US$ 27,000 and maximum of US$ 60,000 per community. Portions of the Block Grant are released for procurement and phased implementation of the approved subproject(s).
NSP has four core programme elements:
- Facilitating elections to establish Community Development Councils (CDCs) ;
- Building the capacities of CDC and community members (both men and women) to identify priority subprojects, prepare Community Development Plans, and implement approved subprojects. This includes developing skills in participation, consensus-building, accounting, procurement and contract management, operations and maintenance, and monitoring;
- Providing direct block grant transfers to fund subprojects;
- Linking CDCs to government agencies , NGOs, and donors to improve access to services and resources
