Please note that a communication pertaining to the following proposal can be found here: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA): Developing a Sustainable Savings and Credit Cooperative Union under the Project for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas in Uganda

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org, no later than 12 January 2014.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the following proposals can be found here: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

(a) Nepal: President’s memorandum – Proposed supplementary financing for the Kisankalagi Unnat Biu-Bijan Karyakram (Improved Seeds for Farmers Programme)

(b) Nepal: President’s memorandum – Revision to the supplementary financing for the Poverty Alleviation Fund Project – Phase II

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e‑mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org, no later than 29 December 2013.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the following proposal can be found here: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED): Creating Opportunities for Rural Youth in West and Central Africa

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e‑mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org, no later than 22 December 2013.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the following proposal can be found here: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

Djibouti: Programme to Reduce Vulnerability in Coastal Fishing Areas

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e‑mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org, no later than 11 December 2013.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the following proposals can be found here: Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

1. Programme/Project proposals:

• (a) Brazil:   Policy Coordination and Dialogue for Reducing Poverty and Inequalities in Semi-Arid North-east Brazil (Dom Helder Câmara Project – Phase II)

• (b) Moldova:  Inclusive Rural Economic and Climate Resilience Programme

• (c) Yemen:  Rural Growth Programme

2. Grant proposals:

(a)  Non-CGIAR

• (i) United Nations Office for South–South Cooperation (UNOSSC): South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security in the Near East, North Africa and Europe Region

• (ii) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): Developing Inclusive Financial Systems for Improved Access to Financial Services in Rural Areas with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)

• (iii) International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE): Upgrading Leadership and Results-based Management Skills for IFAD-financed Programmes in West and Central Africa

• (iv) United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Programme for the Inclusive Growth, Rural Productive Policy and Participatory Value Chains in Latin America and the Caribbean

• (v) Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA): Project to Document Global Best Practices on Sustainable Models of Pro-Poor Rural Financial Services in Developing Countries

(b) CGIAR:

President’s report on proposed grants under the global/regional grants window to CGIAR-supported international centres:

• (i) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): Enhancing the Competitiveness of High-Quality Cassava Flour Value Chains West and Central Africa

• (ii) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA): Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dryland Areas

• (iii) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT): Increasing Food Security and Farming System Resilience in East Africa through Wide-scale Adoption of Climate-smart Agricultural Practices

• (iv) International Water Management Institute (IWMI): Opportunities to Enhance Smallholder Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa through Sustainable Water, Land and Ecosystem Management.

Requests for consideration of these proposals at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e-mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org  no later than 8 December 2013.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the below listed proposals can be found here: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Programme/Project proposals:

• (a) Afghanistan: President’s memorandum – Rural Microfinance and Livestock Support Programme - supplementary grant

• (b) Bolivia: Economic Inclusion Programme for Families and Rural Communities in the Territory of the Plurinational State of Bolivia with funding from the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ACCESOS-ASAP) 

• (c) India: President’s memorandum – Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme - supplementary loan

• (d) Nicaragua: Adapting to Changes in Markets and the Effects of Climate Change Project (NICADAPTA)

Non-CGIAR:

• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD): Improving Livelihoods and Enhancing Resilience of the Rural Poor in the Hindu Kush Himalayas to Environmental and Socio-Economic Changes.

Requests for consideration of these proposals at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e‑mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org, no later than 24 November 2013. 

Please note that a communication pertaining to the following grant proposals under the country-specific and the global/regional grants windows can be found here: Arabic, English, French, Spanish.

1. Country-specific grant: Republic of Mozambique: Strengthening Artisanal Fishers’ Resource Rights Project (Projeto de Direitos aos Recursos dos Pescadores Artesanais – PRODIRPA)
2. Global regional grant: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA): IFAD Support to the Processes of the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e-mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org  no later than 30 August 2013.

Please note that a communication pertaining to the project proposal below can be found here: Arabic, English, French, Spanish.

• Honduras: Project for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in the South-Western Border Region (PRO-LENCA)

Requests for consideration of this proposal at a regular session of the Executive Board should be submitted by the authorized Executive Board representative via e-mail/fax to the Office of the Secretary at gb_office@ifad.org  no later than 16 August 2013.

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