MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur Mar. 9 (PIA) --- Some 224 barangays in Lanao del Sur (LDS) are eyed to benefit from the $30-million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Additional Financing (IBRD-AF) in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Implemented by the ARMM Social Fund Project (ASFP), about 126 of these barangays are located in LDS-A while 98 others are in LDS-B, ASFP Manager Nasser Sinarimbo, said.
Sinarimbo made the disclosure during the IBRD-AF orientation for local government units (LGUs) here held at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall, last March 6, for the LDS-A participants and on March 7, for LDS-B participants.
The conduct of the two-day orientation is a kick-off activity towards the full implementation of the ASFP additional financing for projects that aims to sustain the momentum of development in ARMM through the implementation of more demand-driven interventions for poverty reduction and peace building.
The project which consisted of two components: the institutional strengthening and governance (ISG) and the community development assistance (CDA) will run from November 5, 2010 to May 31, 2011, he added.
The ISG aims to strengthen the capacity of the ARMM institutions towards the improvement of performance delivery, transparency, and accountability that includes information, education and communication, capacity building on improved local governance through the municipal block grants and project management support.
On the other hand, the CDA intends to empower communities towards participation and management of their community affairs by providing resources for community based infrastructure, social services, as well, as learning, livelihood and food sufficiency activities.
At the end of the orientations, local chief executives (LCE) forged a memorandum of agreement with the ASFP management office and the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-ARMM) signifying the official enrolment of their respective municipalities to the additional financing.
Aside from the LCEs, the orientation was also graced by the Municipal Planning and Development Officers (MPDO) and the Presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) in the province. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA-10 Marawi)
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