| Total cost $113,500
Partners
Ministry of Local Government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
(UN-Habitat)
Background and objectives
The project will assess the degree of
poverty in three selected second-level towns in Lesotho. An assessment
has already been completed in three first level cities-including the capital
Maseru. The objective of the exercise is to prepare an action-oriented
strategic plan for the alleviation of urban poverty with particular attention
to women. An action plan will be formulated for donor assistance.
Activities
Project activities include agreeing with
the Ministry of Local Government on the second-level cities for the assessment,
reviewing documented information on poverty alleviation and specifically
the completed assessment for the first three cities, carrying out the assessment
using local personnel and ensuring full participation of affected communities,
synthesizing the findings and preparing a report showing levels of poverty
and recommended actions for poverty alleviation and using the assessment
report of the first-level towns and other relevant information on socio-economic
situation of Lesotho, for preparation of a national urban poverty alleviation
strategy with well-articulated and budgeted interventions.
Results
The expected results include a report
on urban poverty in the selected three second-level towns, a national urban
poverty alleviation strategy with well-articulated and budgeted interventions
and an increased understanding of the poverty situation in urban areas.
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