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| How RAP2
works to reduce poverty
RAP2 provides a positive environment
for more secure and sustainable livelihoods through:
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Over 80%
of workers are local and from the poorest households and used
in Road Building Groups (RBG). Some skilled labour from adjacent
areas are employed in Special Building Groups (SBG) |
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There will be 5.5
million person-days of employment generated, with average daily
wages of $3.5 - $4.0, and payment to workers being transparent
and free of corruption |
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60% of all road building
costs are paid in wages to the workers |
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Local work reduces
employment migration |
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Money from wages has
multiplier effects, being used not only for daily living costs,
but also for family education, health, paying debt, opening up
business opportunities such as shops, tea-shops and small guest
houses, and purchasing land for food production |
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One
notable success story is that of a young RAP worker using his
earnings on education, eventually gaining a degree and returning
to his community as a teacher. Others will follow his example
in future. |
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There
are long-term effects through increased access, reduction of
transport costs and basic commodity prices, improved access
to health services, schools and markets. |
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A
total of 362 km in 12 road corridors will give road access to
55 Village Development Committees and communities for the first
time. This will impact on the adjacent population of 200,000. |
Income generation activities coupled with micro-finance activities:
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Demand-driven training
in income generating activities is given to RBG households mainly
in fresh vegetable production and animal husbandry on a commercial
basis. |
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The area of land used
for this purpose will increase, and in a few years this will
generate an annual income of NRs 25 million ($330,000). |
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Group
savings are expected to rise to NRs 150 million ($2 million).
The funds are used to give loans at 12% interest to RBG members,
with over 60% being used for productive purposes on income generating
activities. |
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Informal
money lending rates have been reduced from highs of 36%. Those
workers who were caught in the never-ending cycle of loans without
being able to make full repayments have been given the opportunity
to be released from this trap. |
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One
of the primary reasons for the conflict was acute poverty resulting
from lack of development programmes/projects benefitting the poor
and excluded people. RAP2 provides immediate benefits to the poor
and disadvantaged communities, and as such makes a very positive
contribution to the peace process in Nepal. |
Local level capacity building / Awareness campaigns:
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RAP2
provides awareness raising activities through street drama, mass
meetings, and formal training programmes on subjects such as HIV/AIDS,
and techniques in accessing basic services (health and hygiene,
education), which has resulted in increased levels of confidence
and awareness among the workers. |
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