Program of Support for Poverty Elimination and Community Transformation
Project / Program Summary

1. Objectives
   Develop, manage and maintain infrastructure and other services through Area Based Organizations (ABOs) with emphasis on particularly vulnerable individuals.
2. Activities / contents
   Participatory appraisal and needs assessment; ABO elections; ABO members trained; partnership workshops with Council and other organizations; ABO gender training and appraisals; appraise and design water systems; implement water projects; implement financial management systems; ABOs implement other service/infrastructure projects; commence formation of savings groups and personal empowerment and livelihoods improvement training; commence loans to savings groups; establishment of loans to revolving loan funds.
3. Expected outcomes / impacts
   Effective and representative ABOs in 13 compounds in Lusaka and 1 compound in Livingstone, supported through improved linkages with City Councils; infrastructure and service provision improved including 11 new water supply systems and existing 3 maintained, together with related sanitation improvements; effective community based savings and loan schemes established in the compounds.
4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
   Contributes towards poverty eradication and infrastructure provision including access to safe water.

Alistair Wray, DFID Central Africa, Harare.