Capacity Building
RAP TA efforts in terms of capacity building include support for the preparation of a detailed implementation plan for Rural Transport Infrastructure maintenance SWAp(Sector Wide Approach)for piloting in seven districts. DTMP preparation of pilot SWAp districts and approval of the DTMP manuals by the DoLIDAR are the two significant tasks, which will help to develop sustainable rural road networks. Meanwhile work on the seven SWAp pilot districts ARMP preparation is ongoing and is expected to complete by the end of December 2010.

Technical support to the programme District Development Committees and District Technical offices in planning, designing and implementation of sub projects under supplementary infrastructure components and approach on RAP1 roads maintenance is envisaged to enhance institutional capacity building of district level agencies.

Training on rural road construction and road maintenance to the representatives of Rural Roads Maintenance User Committees of all RAP1 road corridors is accomplished.

Likewise, community level awareness raising training on HIV / AIDS and gender sensitisation and RBG household level training on group and group conflict management, leadership, saving and credit, cooperatives, participatory planning and monitoring, construction work measurement and wage payment are some of the capacity building efforts at the community levels. Details of training on on-farm and off-farm skill development training to RBG households including others are presented in social and economic development component progress at a glance.