World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132006-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9596The project, with an IDA credit of US$30 million, and a total of $60 million was implemented by the government between 1998 and 2004. It was jointly financed by KFW $7m; IFAD, $10; GoG $7.1m; District Assemblies $3.0m and beneficiaries $2.9m. Its main objective was to support the government's efforts to reduce poverty and enhance the quality of life of the rural poor through the increased transfer of technical and financial resources for the development of basic village-level infrastructure that could be maintained by the beneficiaries. It also supported the capacity building of District Assemblies to better plan and manage these investments. The project had 4 components: (i) Rural water infrastructure; (ii) Rural transport infrastructure; (iii) Rural post-harvest infrastructure; and (iv) Institutional strengthening.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO PRODUCTION CENTERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEANIMAL TRACTIONAVAILABILITY OF WATERBENEFICIARY GROUPSCAPACITY BUILDINGCASHEW NUT PROCESSINGCROP PRODUCTIONDISTRICT ASSEMBLIESDRINKING WATERFEEDER ROADSHYGIENE EDUCATIONIMPROVEMENT IN STORAGE FACILITIESINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLONG-DISTANCELONG-DISTANCE TRAVELMEANS OF TRANSPORTMICRO-PROJECTSNUTRITIONPOOR RURAL COMMUNITIESPOST-HARVEST INFRASTRUCTUREPOST-HARVEST LOSSESPOWER TILLERSQUALITY OF LIFEROADROAD MAINTENANCEROADSRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL POORRURAL TRANSPORTRURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURERURAL WATERSANITATIONTRAILSVEGETABLE GROWERSVEHICLEVILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTVILLAGE LEVELWATER FACILITIESWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER RESOURCESWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/9596