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Linking small holder farmers to markets in Midlands Province Linking small holder farmers to markets in Midlands Province The objective is to enable 3,000 smallholder farmers to have access to a new market as a result of EXTRA intervention. 3,000 farmers HH (app. 15,000 people)
Humanitarian Assistance to Vulnerable Countries Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic - Afghanistan The overall impact of the proposed action is the containment of the spread of COVID-19 in the targeted communities and the decrease and prevention of disease and malnutrition, including the decrease of loss of livelihoods and human assets. The outcomes we aim for is that target communities have taken the appropriate measures to stop COVID-19 transmission within the community and that the overall food and nutrition security of the target groups is not further impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This will be achieved through access to humanitarian assistance across multiple response sectors, and protection services for human assets, social cohesion, rights and livelihoods enhancement. 18900
Food Security through voucher and in-kind assistance for drought affected communities in Afghanistan The proposed follow-up project to the completed project AFG 03/19 aims to provide voucher assistance and in-kind support for the purchase of nutritious foods and non-food items and the rehabilitation of agricultural production and livestock farming. The emergency aid is intended to help additional affected communities to reduce the need for negative coping strategies and to mitigate the negative consequences of the drought, whilst mitigating the currently unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. 28000 Addressing COVID-19-Related Unemployment
Addressing the humanitarian needs of IDPs affected by the conflicts in Myanmar Gruelling and protracted conflicts in northern Myanmar are preventing more than 100,000 internally displaced people from returning to their homes. Many have already been displaced several times and are living in overcrowded, poorly equipped camps with little hope for the future. Further restrictions were imposed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, resulting in camp residents becoming completely dependent on humanitarian aid, including from Welthungerhilfe. People in 30 camps are now receiving food, drinking water, better sanitation facilities, safer accommodation, and mental health support. 25204 Food, Water, Hygiene, and Shelter for Displaced People
Humanitarian Assistance to Vulnerable Countries Affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Tajikistan The overall impact of the proposed action is the containment of the spread of COVID-19 in the targeted communities and the decrease and prevention of disease and malnutrition, including the decrease of loss of livelihoods and human assets. The outcomes we aim for is that target communities have taken the appropriate measures to stop COVID-19 transmission within the community and that the overall food and nutrition security of the target groups is not further impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This will be achieved through access to humanitarian assistance across multiple response sectors, and protection services for human assets, social cohesion, rights and livelihoods enhancement. 35850
CHANGE: Improving Access to Education in Ethiopia for Most Marginalized Girls In Ethiopia's very traditional north, the ‘Leaving No Girl Behind’ programme focuses on providing more girls with longer access to education. Girls tend to leave school early to contribute to family income or get married. Extra courses aim to improve how girls are valued and to increase their chances of graduating. However, such educational measures are only effective if everyone participates: teachers and government representatives, as well as Welthungerhilfe’s local employees. 45000
Implementation of the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan Afghan internally displaced persons (IDPs) are supported to exercise their rights / entitlements to protection/ durable solutions in a strengthened policy level protection environment. 31100 Protecting Displaced People and Their Rights
Holistic Approach to Community Activation - G50 - Burkina Faso This project will build on 5 G50 networks: 
1. G50 network in the vegetable value chain 
2. Expanding the network of G50 groups that grow, process and sell Non Timber Forest Products 
3 Creating a network of G50 groups that grow Fonio.
4 Creating a network of G50 youth groups
5 Creating a network of G50 groups of marginal, internally displaced people to support cash assistance.
Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project The project will improve the performance of provincial water utilitiess and expand access to safe piped water supply and sanitaton for urban residents in small towns in the Lao PDR. The project will contribute to the government's urban sector targets - 90% coverage for piped water supply and 100% coverage for sanitation by 2030 by improving sector coordination and policy implementation in corporatization, improving nonrevenue water management and expanding water supply  in povincial towns, developing new water supply systems in small towns, enhancing community action in urban water supply and sanitation and strengthening capacity for project implementation and operation and maintenance.

The project impact will be expanded access to quality and reliable piped water supply and sanitation services for the urban population in the Lao PDR. The outcome will be improved performance of participating water utilities in delivering sustainable water supply and sanitation services.
Urban Environment Improvement Investment Project The proposed project will support sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban development in Luang Prabang, a city in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) north-south economic corridor affected by environmental degradation, climate change, disasters, and diminishing livability. Multisector project investments will (i) improve the quality and coverage of urban infrastructure and services, (ii) strengthen institutions and capacity to foster climate and disaster resilient development pathways, (iii) promote inclusive and gender-responsive urban planning, and (iv) enhance women's leadership and economic empowerment. The project is expected to benefit 104,500 residents and 1.3 million annual visitors by 2031.
Second Private Sector and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program - Subprogram 1 The proposed Subprogram 1 of the Second Private Sector and SME Development Program, to be financed from a loan totaling $5 million equivalent plus a grant of $10 million (both from ADF sources), will support the Government of Lao PDR's strategy to develop the small and medium-sized enterprises sector and undertake domestic trade-related reforms with a view to promoting the SME sector as a way to achieve sustained and inclusive economic growth. The expected overall impact of the Program is the expansion of the SME formal sector. The program has three outputs as follows (i) implementation of small and medium-sized enterprises policy, including Improving small and medium-sized enterprises' access to services; (ii) promoting regulatory efficiency; and (iii) strengthening trade policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises' growth.
Secondary Education Sector Development Program (formerly Basic Education Sector Development Program II) The Secondary Education Sector Development Program (SESDP) is a sector development program (SDP), consisting of (i) a program loan; and (ii) a project grant.  The program loan supports key policy reform actions focused on strengthening the secondary education subsector (SES) -- which consists of lower secondary and upper secondary education (LSE and USE) -- throughout the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).  The project grant finances investments that directly link to and support delivery on those policy actions and ensure they are effectively operationalized. Complementary program and project components collectively address key priorities related to equitable access, quality and relevance, and subsector management in SES. While support under SESDP's program and project components is principally national/nationwide in scope, project investments to expand access principally target 30 selected districts that are simultaneously classified by the government as "poorest"and "educationally disadvantaged".

The Program design directly supports the Ministry of Education in operationalizing the government's reform agenda and programs to strengthen education (with a focus on SES), including key targets set for SES under the Education Sector Development Framework (ESDF).  Aligned with Lao PDR's ongoing SES reform agenda and ESDF's 3 pillars, the Program (including complementary policy program and investment project interventions) will deliver 3 core outputs: (i) expanded access to secondary education; (ii) improved delivery of new secondary education curricula; and (iii) strengthened SES management.
Health Sector Governance Program The program will (i) support the government to increase the number of HEF and free MNCH beneficiaries, and to implement health-related human resource and financial management reforms; and (ii) support chronologically sequenced reforms in line with the HSRS implementation plan. The proposed modality combines a programmatic approach designed to support government reforms with a TA loan to build national and subnational capacity to implement reforms. The programmatic approach is designed to provide more effective and flexible ways to translate complex structural reform objectives into implementable policy actions.

The programmatic approach comprises two subprograms that facilitate a concerted policy dialogue on the basis of an agreed policy matrix related to key health governance reforms and sector priorities. The program policy matrix includes reforms completed prior to consideration of subprogram 1 by the ADB Board of Directors, and indicative triggers for subprogram 2 to facilitate continuous dialogue with the government (Appendix 4). Subprogram 1 supports policy reforms to achieve the program's four outputs. Further reforms in these key policy areas are foreseen to be supported under subprogram 2. The MOH and the government began undertaking the key subprogram 1 reforms in August 2013, and all 15 policy measures required for subprogram 1 have been completed. Subprogram 2 specifies 11 triggers (prior actions that are to be completed before submission to the Board) that need to be completed by July 2018. These triggers will advance the accomplishments achieved under subprogram 1.
Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project To improve the quality of life of the residents of small towns in Lao PDR and to enhance the town' roles as economic, market, manufacturing and services centers for their surrounding rual areas.  It will contribute to the Government's efforts to increase the percentage of the urban population with access to safe piped water to 80% by 2020.  The project aims to strengthen the overall water supply sector by supporting the establishment of the Water Supply Regulatory Committee (WSRC); assisting its secretariat, the Water Supply Authority (WASA), to carry out its (PNPs) to become corporate entities under the Enterprise Law.  The project will provide support for business and financial management, and efficient operation and maintenance to improve PNPs' organizational performance and sustainability.

The project will support the provision of piped water and sanitation services for an estimated 137,000 residents in 124 villages in 15 small towns.  It is a sector investment project with the following outputs: (i) a stronger and more sustainable urban water supply sector; (ii) new and rehabilitated water supply systems in 15 small towns; (iii) improved drainage and public sanitation; (iv) enhanced community action and participation; (v) more gender equity in urban water and sanitation; and (vi) improved capacity for project implementation and operation and maintenance.
Smallholder Development Project (Additional Financing) The agriculture and forestry sectors remain Lao PDR's primary source of livelihood and play a key role in reducing national poverty. The Smallholder Development Project (current project) has therefore been promoting sustainable commercial smallholder agriculture and associated agribusiness through strengthening extension services, enhancing access to information and markets, capacity building, and increasing investments in agribusiness. The proposed additional financing, which will consolidate and expand well-performing investments initiated under the current project, covers 8 districts in four provinces.
NAM NGIEP 1 HYDROPOWER PROJECT The Project involves the construction and operation of a 290 MW hydropower generation facility on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) arrangement at the Nam Ngiep River in the provinces of Bolikhamxay and Xaysomboun, Lao PDR.
Northern Smallholder Livestock Commercialization Project The project will support the ongoing transition of smallholder livestock farming from subsistence to be commercialized and integrated into livestock value chains (LVCs) to meet domestic and increasing international market demands for good quality Lao meat products.
Northern Rural Infrastructure Development Sector Project - Additional Financing The additional financing will enable the
continued improvement of PRI (productive rural infrastructure), consisting of small and medium-sized gravity-fed irrigation
schemes and rural access to and within the schemes. It will support the implementation of 22
new PRI subprojects, in addition to the 26 subprojects already completed in the current project.
With the additional financing, the overall project will strengthen the (i) water user groups
(WUGs) to manage PRI and the associated watersheds, and (ii) farmer producer groups (FPGs)
to coordinate with markets.
Health Sector Development Program (Program Grant) The Health Sector Development Program (the HSDP), consisting of a program grant for policy reforms and an accompanying project grant, will support the Government's 7th Health Sector Development Plan, 2011–2015, to improve primary health care (PHC) to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This first-time program support to Lao PDR's health sector will help the Ministry of Health move toward a sector program approach. The combined outputs are (i) strengthened planning and financing; (ii) increased access to maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) care; and (iii) improved quality of human resources for health (HRH).
Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project The project will remove physical and capacity constraints impeding tourism development in Champassak, Khammouane, Luangprabang, and Oudomxay - four provinces situated astride the GMS Central Corridor. It will contribute to the creation of 27,000 tourism-related jobs in the Lao PDR by: (i) paving 70 kilometers (km) of rural roads to open new areas for private tourism investment and improve access to markets and social services for 15,000 people; (ii) improving environmental services in areas important for cross-border tourism to reduce public health hazards for 35,000 residents and 2.4 million annual visitors, beginning in 2019; and (iii) facilitating business support services for at least 500 small and medium-sized enterprises.3 The project will strengthen regional cooperation and integration by implementing regional tourism standards, promoting multicountry tour circuits, and supporting structured policy dialogue to reduce nonphysical barriers to travel. The project investment plan is in line with the GMS Tourism Sector Strategy,4 and the government's National Tourism Strategy, 2012-2020.
Basic Education Sector Development Program The Program is a sector development program (SDP), consisting of (i) a program loan to support policy reforms; and (ii) an investment project grant.  The objective of the program is to support policy actions that contribute to (i) ensuring increased resource mobilization to the education sector including rationalizing budgetary allocations for education  (ii) the design and implementation of an outcome oriented budgeting and financial management system that will also lead to preparation of a Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for education  (iii) providing a more relevant and integrated curriculum for school education  (iv) strengthening teacher management through preparation of a recruitment and deployment plan and through development of a TMIS  and (v). strengthening capacity for decentralized planning These policy actions support expanded access, equity, and quality of education, and will also strengthen capacity of Ministry of Education and the provincial and district level bodies responsible for education administration for more effective decentralized planning, management, financial reporting and budgeting for the school sector. The above policy actions directly complement the activities that will be supported under the components of the project grant. The policy actions also support some broader sector goals, as agreed with the government and other development partners.  The project grant directly supports reforms through priority investments (ranging from school/classroom construction to textbook development/printing and teacher training) and technical support.
Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project (Supplemental Financing) The proposed project supports the implementation of the government's Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 (ADS) by boosting the competitiveness of rice value chains in Khammouane, Saravan, and Savannakhet provinces, and vegetable value chains in Vientiane Capital, Champasak, and Sekong provinces. The project will improve the climate resilience of agricultural infrastructure, and enhance crop productivity, diversification, and commercialization. It will help improve the capacity for storage, processing, quality, and safety testing, and promote the use of biofertilizers and organic farming. It will strengthen the capacity of farmers and agribusinesses for climate-smart agriculture (CSA), and create an enabling environment for climate-friendly agribusinesses to promote sustainability along the value chain.
Governance and Capacity Development in Public Sector Management Program - Subprogram 1 The proposed Governance and Capacity Development in Public Sector Management Program is a programmatic approach comprised of two subprograms. The program will provide support to the government to improve the overall capacity of the public sector, as well as the related governance framework, and will further the implementation of public financial management (PFM) and public administration reforms. The expected impact will be improved delivery of key public services, and the outcome will be strengthened national and subnational public-sector management. Specific outputs of the program and the related capacity development project will (i) implement multiyear budgeting and intergovernmental fiscal relations; (ii) strengthen civil service capacity at the central and subnational level, including gender-responsive capacity; and (iii) strengthen investment management capacity in the public sector for private sector investments (potentially including public-private partnership arrangements). The program and the related capacity development project is embedded in the Seventh National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP7), 20102015, which envisages an accountable, effective, transparent, and responsive public administration as a key development objective to strengthen service delivery.
Greater Mekong Subregion Border Areas Health Project The project aims to improve access to quality health services for populations residing in and passing through the border provinces of Champasak, Phongsali, and Savannakhet. Investments will support the (i) upgrading and renovation of health facilities and equipment and workforce development in three provincial and two district hospitals; (ii) delivery of a comprehensive program of workplace, community-based, and facility-based programs services for female and male migrant workers and border area communities; and (iii) rollout of an electronic medical record (EMR) and unique health identifier UHI) to strengthen continuity of care between border area health facilities.
Second Private Sector and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program - Subprogram 2 Subprogram 2 of the Second Private Sector and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program (PSME2) and the TA loan support the government's strategy to develop and promote small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and undertake SME trade-related reforms to help achieve sustained and inclusive economic growth—a strategy embedded in the Seventh National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP7), 2011–2015.
Trade Facilitation: Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project – Additional Financing The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the original Trade Facilitation: Improved SPS Handling in GMS Trade Project in June 2012. The project aims to strengthen institutional
support and develop capacity for SPS handling in Cambodia and the Lao PDR through improved surveillance and monitoring of plant health, animal health, and food safety; the creation of a pool of SPS specialists through better tertiary education in food sciences; and enhanced regional cooperation in SPS handling. Based on the success of the current project in its delivery of outputs, the Government of the Lao PDR requested additional financing to scale up project activities, include additional provinces for support under the project, and commence nationwide rollout of the food safety management system.  The project will facilitate greater trade in agriculture, food, and forestry (AFF) products through an increase in focus on improving SPS measures for plant health, animal health, and food safety applicable to key trade requirements of the GMS. The additional financing will scale up activities in the three main outputs: (i) surveillance and inspection for plant health, animal health, and food safety; (ii) enhanced education levels and university training of SPS specialists; and (iii) regional cooperation and harmonization for SPS measures and practices. The project will be implemented by the Lao PDR Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). The current project's approach and structure remain valid.
Second Strengthening Higher Education Project The project will strengthen the links between higher education services and socioeconomic needs by improving higher education quality, enhancing access to modern higher education programs, and strengthening governance and management of higher education institutions (HEIs).