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RLDP (Rural Livelihoods Development Program)
Description
The Rural Livelihoods Development Program is located in four poverty-stricken semi-arid regions of Central Tanzania and aims at reducing rural poverty by linking the poor with markets and increasing their income. RLDP's vision is that poor rural households and communities participate in the market economy, improve the material livelihood, and withstand economic shocks by employing their assets and potentials. RLDP follows a value chain approach with interventions to strengthen value chains. It primarily acts as a facilitator and emphasises on skill development and extension services; it facilitates business development services and promotes financial services. Support to infrastructure is mainly seen to improve transport, storage and marketing of produces. At policy level the program contributes to the creation of an enabling local business environment. RLDP consists of a number of projects and R&D activities. Project ideas are demand-driven, generated by potential program partners and stakeholders. RLDP is backed by a bilateral agreement between Sitzerland and the United Republic of Tanzania. Program implementation is done through the specially set up Rural Livelihood Development Company. A consortium formed by IC and Swiss-contact facilitates the program and provides technical assistance.
Local partner: Government of Tanzania, private sector companies, trusts, NGOs
Fact sheet
Type: Long-term mandate
Start: 2004
End: 2010
Status: Current
Joint venture with: Swisscontact
Region: Southern and Eastern Africa
Country: Tanzania, United Republic Of
Working domain: Natural Resource Management | Rural Economy
Key topic: Micro and small enterprise promotion | Financial services | Product and market development in agriculture and forestry | Participatory methods | Gender balanced development | Rural livelihood systems | Commodity chains | Small infrastructure | Rural roads | Food security | Rural livelihoods and poverty | Micro-macro linkages | Human resource and institutional development | Knowledge management and innovation
Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Staff
Project responsible: Heini Conrad
Responsible at Head Office: Martin Fischler
Advisors, programme officers: Felix von Sury | Heini Conrad | Martin Fischler | Philippe Vaneberg
Associated staff: Ramona Bolliger | Véronique Achermann
Contact
Address:
Rural Livelihood Development Company (RLDC)
PO Box 2978
Dodoma
Tanzania
Phone: +255 26 232 14 55 Fax: +255 26 232 15 57
E-Mail: info@rldc.co.tz
Website: www.rldc.co.tz
Resp. for this entry: hconrad
