Presentation at the Core Working Group Meeting on November 1 2011.

1. Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity
Main Out Put of Evaluation 285/PM
And Direction, Target 2011-15 and
2011-2012
Presented by:
Planning and Evaluation Division
NLCRDPE Office
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2. Outline
 Objective needed for monitoring
/evaluation
 Definition Poverty and Development
Criteria
 Research Methodology
 Time of Monitoring and Evaluation
 Out Put of the evaluation
 Direction and Target of 5 year RDPE 2

3. Decree No 285/PM
 legal document rectifying and improving the
Order No9/PPB, the order No.13/PM on the
Building of the developped Ban and
Koumban
 multisector-criteria consolidation as
measurable comprehensive development
standard for family, Ban, Koumban and
district.

4. Objective needed for monitoring
/evaluation
Within the NSEDP, Interventions focus on the
family and Ban rather than District
Urgent questions to be answered
 Right now how many poor families, Ban nd
Koumban. How many developed Ban and
Koumban
 What are the prioritised targets
(geographical), needs (sectoral) 2015,

5. Definition Poverty criteria
 Poverty: Poverty is the deprivation of basic
needs for the daily livelihood such as
shortage of food that cannot provide the
energy of 2100 Kcal/day/person, deprivation
of clothes, durable shelter, inability to afford
for the health care in case of sickness,
inability to afford for the elementary
education, inability to have the access to
public services.
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6. Definition Poverty criteria
Development : Development is integrated
success in development such as strong and
firm institutional system, well – developed
political awareness of people’s , social order
and secure, well-developed social-economic
infrastructure, pubic services accessible and
eradicate poverty.
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7. INDIVIDUAL’S POVERTY CRITEREA
The measurement basis: the monthly
income per capita regardless gender, age
Unit: national currency KIP
 National average: 192 000
kip/month/person.
 Rural average: 180 000
kip/month/person
 Urban average: 240 000
kip/month/person. 7

8. Evaluation Methodology -
 Questionnaires: prepared by Team of ( the Lao National
census of agriculture, National Statistics Centre and
NLCRDPE Office
 Training for Provinces & Districts: 4 parts.
 District’s training for Naiban, mobilisers, sectoral staff
 Poverty : -interview, discussion and observation with each
family
 Development: Village committee, community’s leaders
consultation based on the sectoral assessment output

9. Evaluation Methodology
 Village has poverty/development profile of each family
 District has poverty/development profile of each village.
 District: Data consolidation and report to Province.
 Province: consolidation -and verification
 Provincial consultation meeting chaired by Governor.
Output democratically certified and submitted to National
 NLRDPE Nationwide and MPI:consolidation and national
consultation:
 Feedback and confirmation of province, sectors
 Consultation meeting technical level, policy maker level
 Report and submit to the governmnent

10. -Time of Monitoring and
Evaluation
 Start:6/2/2011 – finish: 25/5/2011
 Data colection:- 2Œ4 weeks /1 -
district.Ban
DATA of Evaluation (survey) :
Total Population:1.053.337 families-, 8.654
Ban
143 -Districts, 16 provinces & 1 capital

11. Out Put of the evaluation
For Development
 Developed families 494,825 46.98%
 Developed villages 883 10.20%
 Developed koumbans 11 1.00%
For Poverty
 Poor families 198,678 18.86%
 Poor villages 3,175 36.69%
 Poor districts ( 285/PM) 53 36.69%

12. Number and Percentages of poor household in LAO PDR
Sales
42,401
21%
104,059
53,298 Northern Part
52%
Middle Part
27%
Southern Part
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13. Number and Percentages of poor Village in LAO PDR
519
16%
684
2013
21% Northern Part
63% Middle Part
Southern Part
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15. Poor Village 5- criteria
1. Poverty rate : 51% households 2.254 26.05 %
2. No primary school,
>1walking-hour -nearest school 143 1.65 %
3. No health care net
>two walking- hours to the nearest 462 5.34%
4. No clean water available. 991 11.45%
5. No all weather road access 2.114 24.43%

16. Number of developed and undeveloped village
in LAO PDR (by 285 Result)
10000
9000
143 462
8000 991
2254 2114
7000
6000
5000
4000 8511 8192
6400 7663
6540
3000
2000
1000
percentage of poor
0
village
percentage of non-
poor village
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17. Developed village 13 -criteria:
1. Strong village leadership 3.403 39.32 %
2. All villagers develop law respect and solidarity 7.686 88.81 %
3. Certified as a Legal Case Free-Drug Free-social security 4.241 49.01 %
4. >85% certified as Developed Households. 1.683 19.45 %
5. production Collective, group, revolving fund(s). 4.521 52.24 %
6. All permanent domicile and stable living resource(s). 6.848 79.13 %
7. good urbanism plan 4.484 51.81%
8. access to all weather road 6.537 75.54 %
9. >70% enjoy main electricity consumption. 4.699 54.30 %
10. Certified as the health care model village 2.118 24.47 %
11. Certified as the completed primary education village 6.917 79.93 %
12. Certified as the cultural village 1.615 18.66%
13. office, hall, sport yard and any other basic facilities . 4.459 51.53%

19. Developed koumban 9 Criteria -9criteria:
1. >85% of villages certified as Developed Villages. 11 1.00 %
2. Assures Social order and security. 975 88.88 %
3. good urbanism plan and develops accordingly . 595 54.24 %
4. a permanent market. 364 33.18 %
5. a post office or a telecommunication network. 759 69.19 %
6. a technical center 268 24.43 %
7. a health center 837 76.30 %
8. a secondary school 828 75.48 %
9. a kumban’s office, a hall, basic facilities. 629 57.34 %

21. Direction of 5 year RDPE
 To improve livelihood of the People in the
Rural areas :
 To Ensure political stable , Develop Socio-
Economic , Defense and ensure the social,
Protect environment, Address Human
resources Development
 focus on household, village are priorities for
poverty reduction
 To promote Goods product , Improve SME
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and other

22. Target (2011-2015)
- Decrease H/C Poverty rate: < 19% of Pop
- Decrease H/H Poverty rate: < 10 % of H/H
- Decrease poor Village from 3.175 villages (36,69%)
decrease to 960 villages (11%)
- Building developed village on over half of total villages
- Building big Village to be small District in rural(1-2
village/district)In 64 focal Area, in this10 of Gov’s and
54 of local authorities
- Achieving the MDGs target.
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23. Programs for Implementing
of 5 year RDPE
 Encouraging people’s ownership and
Ensuring social security and order
 Income Generate to poor household
Program
 Infrastructures Develop Program
 socio services Develop Program
 Capacity building to local/ authority staffs
 Cooperation Program
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24. 5-Year Budget to be needed
 Local demand (authorities suggest):
7.387,71 Billion , 4.817 projects
( 1.477,54 Bil per year)
 GV define: 2.800 Billion ( 560 Bil per year)
8,67 Bil 1 kumban/ year
Sources: - Domestic fund
- Foreign fund
- other fund
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25. Target (2011-2012)
- Decrease H/C Poverty rate: < 19 % of Pop
- Decrease H/H Poverty rate:< 17 % of H/H
- Building developed village: > 15% of Total
villages.
- To address and develop 64 focal Areas for
strong infrastructure and and socio services
become to new districts in 2015
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26. Main Priorities plan Activities(2011-2012)
 To instruct and coordinate with the line
ministries and local authorities translate the
IX conference resolution of party
 To improve structure organization for rural
development and poverty eradication
 To instruct and coordinate the line ministries
and local authorities in implementing of the
projects
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27. Main Priorities plan Activities(2011-2012) con’t
 To build capacity building to staffs working
in rural areas
 To cooperate, share and mobilize fund for
rural development and poverty eradication
 To provide and attend the conference,
meeting with other country
 To coordinate with relevant the line
ministries and local authorities
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28. Thanks for your kind
attention
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