National Community-Driven Development Project (NCDDP).

(Philippines)

Since 2002, a community-driven development project backed by the World Bank has
benefited more than 1.6 million households in the Philippines through almost 6,000 projects
providing new water systems, school buildings, day care centers, health stations, and post-
harvest facilities among others. The Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and
Integrated Delivery of Social Services Project (KALAHI-CIDSS) also empowered communities
to participate in local governance and boosted their capacity to create, implement and manage
poverty-fighting development projects.
The project helps poor communities develop the necessary skills and provides them with
resources to select, implement and sustain small-scale community infrastructure sub-pro jects
such as small roads, footbridges, water supplies, school buildings, health clinics, community
enterprise activities and others. It also gives poor people a voice in the development process by
establishing clear guidelines for participation, accountability and transparency. Communities
also learn how to engage their local governments more effectively mobilizing technical and
financial assistance as well as support that help address local development priorities.
The project aims to strengthen local communities' participation in local governance and
develop their capacity to design, implement and manage activities that reduce poverty. The
Philippine government has recently expanded KALAHIi-CIDSS into what is now called the
National Community-Driven Development Project (NCDDP).