| Author | Dy Phalla |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-00-18 |
| Subject(s) | Infrastructure(Economics)--Cambodia--Pursat
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The SEILA Program with technical and financial assistance of UNDP/CARERE
(Cambodia Area Resettlement and Reintegration Project) was established by the Royal
Government of Cambodia (RGC) to raise up the living standard of people of all Cambodians
and accelerate development through decentralized approach. The SEILA Program has
emphasized its implementation on capacity building of government and local organizations at
provincial, district, commune and village levels and commit itself for the policy experiment on
decentralized planning and financing.
To empower the government and local organizations at various level, CARERE and
other donor agencies including the United Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), provided
technical and financial assistance to SEILA Program in designing local planning process
(LPP) through the delivery of rural infrastructure projects financed by a local development
fund (LDF) of UNCDF. The LPP has been implementing in the SEILA Provinces including
Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap, Rattanakiri and Pursat using a decentralized and
participatory approach in planning and implementation of LDF projects.
The study was undertaken in two villages in two communes of Pursat province on the
four rural infrastructure projects consisting of road and school construction, canal
rehabilitation and well drilling.
Major objectives of this research are to describe and analyze organization and
management of the SEILA Program for LDF; to specify the infrastructure provided and its
rationale; the extent and forms of people's participation; to provide people's perception about
the usefulness of the infrastructure and assess the prospects for its maintenance.
The findings from this research show that the implementation of the four projects
under study was successful. People were actively participated in all stages of planning process
and effectively contributed their resources both in cash and labor as these were responded to
their need. People were satisfied with various aspects of project performance and benefit
gained from all the projects under this study. Local committees (VDC and CDC) were capable
and active in organizing and managing the planning and implementation of the projects
although the maintenance aspect is still problematic.
The study identified some problems and issues in the planning, implementation,
monitoring, evaluation and maintenance system of the SEILA Program on LPP as well as the
constraints of organizations involved at various levels. A set of recommendations has been
given to improve the mentioned system as well to strengthen capacity of government and local
organizations in those levels. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Soparth Pongquan ;Dale, Reidar; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wickramanayake, B. W. E.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |