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Rehabilitation of Feeder Roads : Project Moz-4720
Project / Programme Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Development
Title: Project Moz-4720: "Rehabilitation of feeder roads"
Donor country / organization: World Food Programme (WFP)
Other donors / organizations involved: The World Bank, UNDP, UNCDF, SIDA, Switzerland, GTZ, EU.
Beneficiary countries / regions: Mozambique (Manica, Sofala).
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: The National Department of Roads and Bridges (DNEP) under the Ministry of Construction and water (MCA) is the main channel of communication between WFP and Government. At operational level the Agricultural Rural Reconstruction Programme, The National rural Water Supply Programme (PRONAR), The National Direction of
Duration: 4 years
Starting Date: January 1993
Project / Program budget: US$ 7.0 million
Finance / Type of cooperation: Grant - Food Aid

II. Project / programme description

  1. Objectives
    Support the Government's programme to revitalize the rural economy through the rehabilitation of the roads network in priority districts.
  2. Activities / contents
    • Contribute to help improve agricultural production by providing access to market and extension services.
    • Improve access to primary schooling, health facilities and better sanitation in rural areas.
    • Increase rural employment through the use of labour-intensive methods of road construction.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    • Feeder road reconstruction and maintenance (99% of the WFP commitment). WFP assistance will be provided to the feeder roads programme only in the food-deficit districts and will assist in the reconstruction of 2,100 kilometres of roads. This project is expected to generate employment for 5,275,000 workdays annually.
    • Rehabilitation of primary schools, health posts and water facilities.
    • Contribute to the construction of schools, health posts, staff houses, wells and boreholes, latrines and so on.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    This project is in line with the agenda for action, as it covers Public Work.

III. Contact point:

WFP Africa Region Bureau (OSA)
Mr. Mohamed Zejjari, Regional Director OSA
Mr. Tun Myat, Director RE 		Fax.: 0039-6-6513-2839
Tel.: 0039-6-6513-2201
Tel.: 0039-6-6513-2009

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