Support to Partnerships for Community Development

This project aims to help strengthen communities in under-served areas by improving education vocational training and health care and by developing local businesses. Project activities include: (1) provide equipment and training to improve schools and teaching; (2) increase access to quality healthcare and services and develop local businesses and community networks; (3) provide better instructions and learning material for teachers trainers schools and students especially women and girls; (4) provide local health providers and community members with improved equipment and health service delivery; and (5) provide training to local businesses including women entrepreneurs and farmers with improved business skills and micro-finance.

The expected intermediate results for this project include: (1) increased growth of local business and community networks with women empowered to become business people and farmers; (2) increased utilization of quality healthcare and services including water and sanitation with an emphasis on mothers and children; and (3) improved education and literacy rates especially among girls and