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                                         Papua New Guinea
                                         Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict
                                         Bougainville




                                                                                                        Supporting and
                                                                                                      strengthening the
                                                                                                   participation of women
                                                                                                       in Bougainville’s
                                                                                                   development processes.



Rebuild post-conflict social               Background
structures and relationships at the       Located at the eastern-most point of the New Guinea islands, Bougainville comprises two large and many
community level.                          smaller islands. It has a population of approximately 200,000 and over a dozen different languages. A
                                          province of Papua New Guinea since 1975, Bougainville is now an autonomous region within the country
Strengthen organisations that             — the result of a nine-year revolt that left tens of thousands killed, a divided and traumatised population,
advance the priorities of women.          degraded infrastructure, and a shattered economy brought on by the collapse of its main industry, mining.

Increase community development            Prior to the conflict, women played vital roles in community-level decision-making and were key agents of
activities that are more inclusive of     development. Overall, women held important positions in the family and community. The dynamics of
women in planning and decision-           the conflict and post-conflict period weakened this role, resulting in women being marginalised from
making.                                   community decision-making processes. Further, during the conflict, women suffered violence as victims of
                                          torture, rape, and forced labour. The weakened capacity of women as agents of development within their
                                          communities and the low capacity of government departments working at the local level are widely
                                          viewed as significant challenges to development efforts.


                                          About the Project
                                          Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville benefits women and women’s organisations across the
                                          region and well as communities where projects are implemented and the individuals and agencies who are
                                          trained under the project.

                                          The project consists of three components:

Location: The project will operate        1. Building Capacity for Inclusive Community Development
at a regional and community level         Under this component, training has been delivered to 277 participants, which has exceeded the overall goal
across Bougainville.                      of 225. The number of participants from the ABG Public Service and Civil Society Organizations also
                                          exceeded target goals with 51 and 190 respectively. Some of the results were:
                                          •    Training modules on Monitoring & Evaluation; How to manage a Community Based Organization; and
 Approval Date: 24 November                    Organizational Assessment were well received by all participants
 2010                                     •    Over two thirds of the participants were women, exceeding the target of about 40%.

 Closing Date: 31 March 2015              2. Small Grants for Inclusive Community Development
                                          Individuals and organisations trained under Component 1 were able to apply the concepts and skills they
 Total Project Cost: US$2.5               learned directly into community-based projects through the availability of small grants. Some of the results
 million                                  were:
                                          •    Grants have been awarded to at least one project in each district of Bougainville
 Donors: World Bank (State and            •    48,139 people are benefitting from completed grant projects (24,620 of which are women) .
 Peace-building Fund) — US$2.5                 Communities are now benefiting from; cleaner water supply systems, access to critical roads, and
 million                                       upgraded market place infrastructure to sell produce—to name a few.

 Implementing Agency: Division            3. Project Management and Knowledge Sharing
 of Community Development,                Project management, and monitoring and evaluation costs, will be covered under this component.
 Autonomous Bougainville                  Additionally, two meetings will be financed to support knowledge exchange across community projects.
 Government
                                        Contact: World Bank Task Team Leader                                            www.worldbank.org/pg
                                        Erik Johnson, Senior Operations Officer, ejohnson1@worldbank.org