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The Steering Committee
give decisions on major issues |
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RAP adopts decentralised planning
and implementation |
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RAP managers coordinate,
support and monitor the facilitators |
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RAP works with local
government to support road maintenance and supplementary infrastructure |
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NGOs play an essential
role in the mobilisation of the 17,000 workers, and with providing
continued support on the social aspect of the programme |
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Supervision Consultants
provide technical support with setting out, measurement and preparation
of payment bills |
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The workers are established
in road building groups of 20 men and women, who are paid through
Local Road User Committees, with each Committee looking after
10 – 20 road building groups. |
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Road building groups
are paid on performance, with men and women within each group
receiving equal pay |
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Local Road Coordination
Committees also play an important role, settling all land related
issues, coordinating construction planning and the number of workers
required |
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The consultant pre-finances
all expenditure, paying directly to the Local Road User Committees
and suppliers of tools and materials. This has allowed for quick
and transparent payments to workers, and ensures progress. |
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Communication with
districts uses all available technology, paper usage is minimised,
and GPS, mobile phone network, and email and internet all contribute
towards poverty reduction |
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Management tools have
been formed providing simplicity and uniformity of reporting between
district staff and central managers |
