The Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF), established in 2003 by the Lao government and funded by the World Bank (check out the great video), is making progress to reduce poverty.
From February 2003 to March 2011…
- 86 bridges have been constructed;
- More than 668 villages have received access to clean water systems and 154 irrigation schemes have been developed;
- 3,042 km of rural access roads have been upgraded;
- 598 schools and 62 health clinics have been built in remote villages;
- 681 community members participated in the decision-making process (33 percent women and 95 percent non Lao-Tai speakers);
- 1,113 training programs were provided for approximately 68,000 community members at village clusters level;
- 181 training programs were provided for over 310,000 provincial, district, and cluster village facilitators.
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