Papua New Guinea 93408 THE WORLD BANK Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville Supporting and strengthening the participation of women in Bougainville’s Rebuild post-conflict social structures and relationships at development processes. the community level. Background Bougainville is located at the eastern-most point of the New Guinea islands and comprises two large and many smaller Strengthen organisations that islands. It has a population of approximately 200,000 with over a dozen different language groups. A province of Papua advance the priorities of women. New Guinea since 1975, Bougainville is now an autonomous region within the country, a result of a nine-year revolt that left tens of thousands killed, a divided and traumatised population, degraded infrastructure, and a shattered economy Increase community brought on by the collapse of its main industry, mining. Prior to the conflict, women played vital roles in community-level development activities which are decision-making and were key agents of development. Overall, women held important positions in the family and community. The dynamics of the conflict and post-conflict period weakened this role resulting in women being more inclusive of women in marginalised from community decision-making processes. Further, during the conflict, women suffered violence as victims planning and decision-making. of torture, rape, and forced labour. The weakened capacity of women as agents of development within their communities and the low capacity of government departments working at the local level, are widely viewed as significant challenges to development efforts. Location: The project will operate at a regional and community level across Bougainville. About the Project Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville (IDIB) will strongly benefit women and women’s organisations across the region, as well as the communities where projects are implemented and the individuals and agencies who are trained Approval Date: 24 November under projects. 2010 Component 1: Building Capacity for Inclusive Community Development Under this component, training will take place for women’s organisations and civil society organisations which support the Closing Date: 31 March 2014 involvement of women in development. These organisations must meet at least one of the following criteria: highest executive is a woman; majority of members are women; current programs have a significant focus on women as primary Total Project Cost: US$2.5 beneficiaries; experience in implementing community development projects. Twice yearly trainings will also take place million targeting Community Development, Education, Health, and Planning staff in the Autonomous Bougainville Government, district and sub-district levels, as well as local level governments, civil society and other community leaders. The training Donors: World Bank (State and will be developed and delivered in collaboration with the Division of Human Resource Development which oversees civil service training in the Government and will rely on approaches that integrate practical lessons from the field and Peace-building Fund)—US$2.5 encourage a learning-by-doing approach. million Component 2: Small Grants for Inclusive Community Development Implementing Agency: Division Individuals and organisations trained under Component 1 will be able to apply the concepts and skills they have learned of Community Development, directly to the development and implementation of community-based projects through the availability of small grants. Additional financing will also be provided to grantees to strengthen their ability to implement their projects. The types of Autonomous Bougainville activities eligible for funding include: Government  Small-Scale Social Infrastructure such as school building repair or rehabilitation, housing or transport for Community Health Workers, and village access road improvement.  Small-scale Economic Infrastructure such as improved market access tracks, roads, or bridges, and common storage or drying areas for crops. Contact: World Bank  Occupational Activity & Economic Livelihood Training such as horticulture, handicrafts, eco-tourism, and business Task Team Leader management.  Social Issues Training and Awareness Campaigns such as on HIV/AIDS awareness, reproductive health, campaigns Erik Johnson against domestic violence, nutritional education, and environmental awareness. Senior Operations Officer Component 3: Project Management and Knowledge Sharing ejohnson1@worldbank.org Project management, and monitoring and evaluation costs, will be covered under this component. Additionally, two meetings will be financed in order to serve as a platform for knowledge exchange across community projects. These meetings will provide an opportunity for Autonomous Bougainville Government staff, local government staff, and civil society organisations that have been engaged in the project to meet, build alliances, and share information and lessons on their activities. www.worldbank.org/pg