Question

Benefits of small scale community development projects

Answer 1

Introduction

• There is a need to reconcile sustainable development with

forest conservation, especially in remote rural areas.

• Implementing small scale livelihood projects can enhance the

livelihoods of rural communities and also reduce local pressure

on remaining forests.

• Many conservation projects implement small-scale livelihood

projects to enhance the livelihoods of rural communities and

reduce local pressure on remaining forests

• However, there is little information on how effective these small-

scale livelihood projects are in delivering both livelihood and

conservation outcomes.

• There is a particular need to understand how local

communities view the conservation and livelihood outcomes of

these projects.

• Such information is needed to help policy makers, donors and

practitioners design and implement effective projects

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1) What are the perceived benefits and costs

of small-scale livelihood projects to local

communities?

2) What are the perceived impacts of

livelihood projects on conservation?

3) Do different types of livelihood projects vary

in their ability to deliver livelihood and

conservation benefits ?Small scale livelihood projects in CAZ

• >400 small-scale livelihood projects (2006-2014)

• Purpose of projects is to improve local livelihoods of rural

communities and contribute to reducing pressure on

adjacent forests

• Projects are small scale (mean of 30 households/project),

short duration (mean of 9 months), low budget (mean

US$2,746)

• We focused on 4 types of projects:

Answer 2

There are a number of benefits of small-scale community development projects

Explanation:

These benefits are as follows:

• Small-scale community development projects help in the grass-root level development of any place. The grass-root levels are the places where most of the problems take place and due to their small level, the problem never reaches the higher authorities.
• When small-scale community development projects are undertaken, the problems at the basic levels are tackled and the development process is done in a true sense.
• It also helps in improving the health and educational standards of people in small-scale areas.
• When small-scale community development projects are undertaken, the people actually get to know their rights and take benefit from them.
• It also ensures economic growth in terms of GDP as the small communities are mostly unorganized sectors. When projects for the development of small communities are undertaken these come into the orbit of GDP.