In the context of the background, Social Development Foundation launched the Social Investment Program Project (SIPP) on pilot basis in 4 years commencing from April, 2003.

Social Development Foundation (SDF) is currently implementing the following program of SIPP:

About SIPP    Top
To assist the Government in its efforts to reduce poverty, SDF is implementing the Social Investment Program Project (SIPP), a pilot one, with the financial assistance of IDA and the Government of Bangladesh. At the end of the SIPP would be achieved by:

    a) Setting in motion an inclusive demand identification and follow-up process for social development
        needs which will contribute to improved institutional development at the village level;

    b) Demonstrating cost effective and participatory means for provision of basic services; and

    c) Strengthening the SDF to identify emerging successful procedures for social development
        to influence and assist in scaling up.

Project implementation period : 4 years at a total cost of US$ 22.54 million. By component wise cost distribution is :

Project component as per allocation of fund    Top

Objective of SIPP    Top

• Support social development through Community Action Plan (CAP) in rural areas

• Implement community-driven small scale infrastructure works
• Contribute poverty alleviation through Social Assistance Program (SAP) specially livelihood development.
• Strengthen local institutions for sustained community development.

 Rationale     Top

• Significant unmet demand by poor for small infrastructure
• Existing programs unlikely to attend unmet demands by poor
• Decentralized local governance and peoples participation
• Scaling up social assistance services to hardcore poor
• Participatory means of community sub-project implementation

SIPP Approach    Top

a.      Community led demand-driven participatory planning and identification of community   needs;

b.     Demonstrating cost effective and participatory means for provision of basic services;

c.     Identify emerging successful procedures for social development to influence and assist     in scaling up program activities; and

d.      Capacity building of the Community Based Institutions (VDC) and PNGOs. 

Components and Sub-component of SIPP    Top

 Strengthening of SDF and Project Management Support

         ii.  Capacity-Building

         iii.  Monitoring and Learning (M&L)

         iv.  Project Management Support

 Intuitional development at the community-level

         i.  Awareness raising and information  sharing

         ii.  Institutional Development and planning at the local level 

 Implementation of Community Action Plans

         i.  Community Infrastructure Sub-project

         ii.  Social Assistance Program (SAP)

·         Social mobilization

·       Advocacy program

·      Occupational skill training

·      Legal aid services

·      Grants for the graduated trainees

·      Development of Tribal population

·      Piloting Health Intervention on Maternal and Child Health care(MCH)

·      Monga Mitigation Initiatives Pilot Program Project (MMIPP) 
 

 Pilot Private Financing in Community Utilities (rural piped water supply)

   i.  Rural Piped Water Supply (This sub-component is being implemented)           

SIPP Area    Top
Based on Human Development Report 2000, Gaibandha and Jamalpur districts have been identified and selected as the poorest and most vulnerable. The indicative phasing of villages in the project district have been phased in the following manner: