The project aims to improve food security, income, and natural resource management for local communities through participatory development approaches. It targets 320,000 households in rural areas of Karak and Tafila governorates. Community participation is a core principle, with local committees involved in planning, implementing, and monitoring community action plans and annual work plans over three-year cycles. The project finances infrastructure and agricultural activities through these participatory processes to empower disadvantaged community members and strengthen local institutions.

1. Community Development
Concept Participatory Approach&
IN
Agricultural Resources Management
Project Phase II
PPrreeppaarreedd bbyy
AAhhllaamm MMaahhaaddeeeenn
MM&&EE ooffffiicceerr

2. .Project Objective
Improved food and water security and income
levels of target group through effective local
community development , Gender empowerment
and best use & management for soil and water
resources

3. AArreeaa aanndd TTaarrggeett GGrroouupp
• TThhee pprroojjeecctt aarreeaa iiss llooccaatteedd iinn tthhee ssoouutthheerrnn
hhiigghhllaannddss..
• AAddmmiinniissttrraattiivveellyy,, iitt ccoovveerrss tthhee
 GGoovveerrnnoorraatteess ooff KKaarraakk aanndd TTaaffiillaa aanndd
 TThhee ddiissttrriiccttss ooff SShhoouubbaakk,, WWaaddii MMuussaa aanndd AAiill ooff tthhee MMaa’’aann
GGoovveerrnnoorraattee..
 TThhee pprroojjeecctt hhaavvee ffiivvee ((CCSSCCss ))ccoovveerriinngg aallll ttaarrggeett aarreeaa
• TThhee pprroojjeecctt iiss ttaarrggeettiinngg 2222 330000 hhoouusseehhoollddss
• ((113344 000000 ppeeooppllee)) ccoommpprriissiinngg
 1133 550000 ssmmaallll aanndd mmeeddiiuumm ffaarrmmeerrss,,
 22 770000 rruurraall llaannddlleessss aanndd
 66 110000 ootthheerr ddiissaaddvvaannttaaggeedd hhoouusseehhoollddss..

4. Karak
Tafila
Shoubak&Petra
Project
Area

5. PPrroojjeecctt FFiinnaanncciinngg
Source of finance ))AAmmoouunntt ((mmiilllliioonn JJDD
IFAD 8.195
OPEC 7.273
.GOV 7.810
GGEEFF 1.724
.Benef 4.566
TOTAL
29.568

6. PPrroojjeecctt IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn
AApppprrooaacchh
The Project was adopted four major community development principles
These four ‘pillars’ are summarised as follows:
A community participation approach, with priority being given to effectively -1
involve disadvantaged community members (i.e., poor small farmers, landless and youth ) in
;the decision making process for all Project supported activities
The participation of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to mobilize -2
;and select beneficiaries, and to plan and manage the Project supported activities
Reinforcing the capacity of local institutions; and-3
Ensuring the active participation of women in Project supported activities -4
.through reinforcing their activities and their role in the community
..

7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
The Project’s strategy as community participation approach, focused on those
disadvantaged community members (i.e., poor small farmers, landless, and youth),
so as to increase:
A-their role in identifying their own needs and priorities, the Project’s activities,
and planning and managing development activities; and
B-farmer’s sense of ownership and responsibility for infrastructure, and thereby
enhance the sustainability of the . development effort
The participatory planning or community participation is characterized by
specific methodology, tools and operational terms. The Community Action
Plan (CAP) is considered as the turning point in participatory
methodology and is developed by a specialized project team through
participatory planning processes
.

8. CCoommmmuunniittyy AAccttiioonn PPllaann pprreeppaarraattiioonn
sstteeppss
In the elaboration of CAPs there is four major steps :
;preparatory activities
;participatory diagnosis
participatory planning and CAP and AWP elaboration; and
.implementation and monitoring

9. Preparatory Activities
In order to prepare appropriate conditions at the community or village
level, to allow for the population to play there expected role. The activities
under the first step are:
preliminary identification of the concerned community (e.g., one - 1
village or more, group of scattered houses) and collection of survey data
(;(e.g., population, farm lands, natural resources, productions
the project area were divided to 55 villages and clustered villages as 2 - 2
( .proirties ( very poor & poor ) and(near to poor villages

10. 3-information provided to the local leaders and the communities on the
Project’s objectives and approach, This action has been done in one or
more general meetings in the village (i.e., awareness campaigns)
4-identification/assessment of local organizations that
as project stakeholders
5-assistance provided to the population to ellect ‘Local Community
Committee’ (LCC) representing the existing cooperatives and charitable
societies, and other informal interest groups, including women and
youth

11. Participatory Diagnosis
During the second step, the Project team collects and reviews the *
technical, social and economic data
Two types of diagnosis was conducted, one of them at the level of the *
village as a whole and the other at the level of LCC during this step they
identify constraints, needs and proposed activities at the village level with
. the help of the project staff
.
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12. Participatory Planning and CAPs
elaboration
Based on the results of the Participatory Diagnosis, particularly the
priority classification, the Project staff and interest group
representatives, under the umbrella of the LCC , jointly identify
there needs the actions and investments over a 3-year period. The
activities : under the Step 3 include
years action plan activities include, prospective beneficiaries and 3-
.stakeholders financial costs
Adoption of an action plan by community groups in its final form --
.which prepared by the communities LCC & project staff

13. Elaboration of an AWP&B for PY1 based on CAP proposals - -
. and priorities
- After the community’s adoption and validation of the AWP by
the LCC, the results presented to Project management for
confirmation.
- This formalization provides ownership of the AWP, and
formalises the relationship, which is intended to enhance each
party’s compliance with their respective obligations. The villages’
programmes would be collected for elaboration in the Project’s
Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB).

14. Implementation and Monitoring
- Implementation based on AWP and follow-up. preparatory and
support activities include:
Information/dispatching of CAPs to the CSCs and institutions in -
.charge of implementation
Support to the community to allow them to achieve the scheduled -
.actions in the best conditions
Coordination between the various parties involved in the -
.implementation
Follow-up on implementation progress against CAPs and AWPs; -
and elaboration of quarterly and annual progress reports in a
.context of the project continuous follow-up and evaluation

15. Regular meetings with local committees to verify -
the implementation and follow-up developments
.in the targeted villages
During this phase adjusted plans and add any new -
activities and to exclude any activity can not be
achieved for reasons
Review the CAPs after three years to measure the -
progress

16. TToottaall NNOO.. ooff pprreeppaarreedd CCAAPP’’SS aanndd ttaarrggeetteedd vviillllaaggeess ffoorr tthhee
pprroojjeecctt aarreeaa bbyy tthhee ffiieelldd uunniittss
UNIT NO. of prepared
CAP’S
No. Targeted
villages
Notes
Karak 12 24
Mazar 8 17 Merge villages because
ownership &activities
overlapping
Qaser 9 16
Tafila 6 22 Merge villages because
ownership &activities
overlapping
Shoubak 13 27
Sum 48 106

17. Land use planner
Com. Development
Rural Finance
Agric. Extension
Civil .Engineer
Financial &Admin
Support Staff
PMU
Project Management
Unit
Karak Mazar Qaser Tafila Shoubak
CAP
AWP
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LCC LCC LCC LCC LCC
Target group
NGO’S
Other projects
Implementation strategy

18. LLeessssoonnss lleeaarrnneedd ffrroomm ccoommmmuunniittyy
ppaarrttiicciippaattoorryy aapppprrooaacchh aatt AARRMMPPIIII
Communities know their situation better than any party thus are better *
.able to manage the development process
participatory approach allow communities effectively sharing in *
situation analysis, thinking and planning for a better future
Respect the community diversity consider the most important *
principles of participatory approach

19. Exceptional effort needed to integrate women and youth in all *
development stages
mmaaxxiimmiizziinngg bbeenneeffiitt ooff ttrraaddiittiioonnaall kknnoowwlleeddggee && pprraaccttiicceess lleeaarrnniinngg **
.. aanndd bbuuiilldd oonn tthheemm
TThhee ddeevveellooppmmeenntt pprroocceessss sshhoouulldd bbee ssiimmppllee aanndd ffuunn ttoo *
ppaarrttiicciippaattee eeaassiillyy eevveenn iilllliitteerraattee

20. CCoonnssttrraaiinnss && cchhaalllleennggeess
CCoonnfflliiccttss ooff iinntteerreesstt aammoonngg ssoommee mmeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee llooccaall**
ccoommmmuunniittyy
..pprreesseennccee ooff ttrriibbaall pprroobblleemmss iinn ssoommee ccoommmmuunniittiieess**
TThhee ccoonnttiinnuuiittyy ooff tthhee eexxiisstteennccee rreessttrriiccttiioonnss ffoorr wwoommeenn''ss *
ppaarrttiicciippaattiioonn iinn ssoommee ooff tthhee vviillllaaggeess aanndd tthhaatt lliimmiitt tthheeiirr
..ppaarrttiicciippaattiioonn eeffffeeccttiivveellyy
Misconception to some individuals for their roles, which sometimes *
exceeded to intervene in matters of public

21. TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU