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Project Title Project Status Project Info Thematic Area Project Manager Start Date End Date Implementing Agent Location Programme Delivery 2005 Programme Delivery 2006 Programme Delivery 2007
Consolidating Democracy in Lesotho On Going Consolidation of Democracy and Good Governance in Lesotho (CDGG) is a five-year programme jointly funded by the government of Ireland and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) designed to build on the existing multi-donor support whose main purpose is to institutionalise and deepen democracy and good governance through improved electoral processes, effective functioning of parliament and enhanced promotion of human rights. Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 1-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 Separate projects with Parliament (National Assembly), Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and the Correctional Service and Independent Electoral Commission Maseru/all districts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Lesotho Local Development Programme On Going Institution of a system at both the central and local level enabling decentralised, inclusive, pro-poor effective planning and budgeting of local development, including the institution of financing mechanisms for local public infrastructure, social service provision, and local economic development of rural communities. Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 1-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship Maseru, Berea, Thaba Tseka $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Deepening Democracy in Lesotho On Going Designed to support peace and democratic institution building in the Kingdom of Lesotho, the project will assist the Independent Electoral Commission, and political stakeholders, in nurturing a conducive environment towards peaceful , free and fair general elections in 2007 , which will lead  to a broad-based, gender-balanced, inclusive and, therefore, fully representative National Assembly.  Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 1-Sep-06 31-Dec-09 Independent Electoral Commission/UNDP Maseru/all districts $0.00 $239,873.32 $1,077,905.99
Establishment of a National Human Rights Commission Closed This project will support the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Rehabilitation in its efforts to establish a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for Lesotho.  The project outputs include: Output1) Approved road map for role, characteristics and composition of NHRC; Output 2) Legal framework in place; Output 3) Dissemination of Human rights information coupled with information about the Commission itself. Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 1-Jul-06 31-Mar-09 Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Services Maseru $0.00 $9,322.85 $56,369.85
Civic engagement Closed Develop civic engagement in Lesotho for better oversight of public affairs and to use innovative means of providing information to citizens of Lesotho on issues of governance Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 1-Jun-08 31-Mar-09 Lesotho Council of NGOs Maseru/all districts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Programme Technical Assistance On Going The objective of this project is to enable the government to have access to technical advisory services, knowledge, expertise, experience and information to support policy development, programmes, strategies, design and implementation of policy instruments which fall within the areas of cooperation between UNDP and the Government of Lesotho Democratic Governance BERENG,Nehemia S 28-Jul-06 31-Dec-09 Ministry of Finance and development Planning/UNDP Maseru $0.00 $213,751.86 $688,248.93
Renewable Energy-based Rural Electrification in Lesotho On Going To reduce Lesotho's energy-related CO2 emissions by introducing renewable energy technologies as a substitute for fossil fuel (paraffin and diesel) in rural areas remote from the national electricity grid and improving people's livelihoods by improving their access to and affordability of modern energy services.   Environment & Energy Mdee, Lineo 1-Oct-07 31-Dec-10 Ministry of Natural Resources Lesotho Districts: Mokhotlong, Thaba Tseka, and Qacha's Nek $0.00 $80,573.41 $489,866.22
Public Private Partnerships for Urban Environment  On Going Ensure an integrated response to the complex and rapidly worsening development challenges facing Lesotho’s Urban areas; by bringing the public and private sector together, and enhancing their capacity to finding effective means of providing the needed basic services Environment & Energy Bist, Charu 1-Mar-06 31-Mar-09 Maseru City Council Maseru $0.00 $30,519.51 $34,836.36
GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) On Going Protect the natural heritage of Lesotho through empowerment of local grass-root level communities to engage in viable partnerships for undertaking environmental management projects that generate sustainable livelihood benefits and preserve the integrity of ecosystems of global significance Environment & Energy Majara, Nthabiseng 1-Dec-07 31-Dec-12 Grantees (NGOs, CBOs etc) All districts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Greater Involvement and Empowerment of People Living with HIV & AIDS (GIEPA) in Lesotho Closed This joint UN programme will facilitate the greater involvement and empowerment of people living with HIV & AIDS to effectively access and utilise institutions and systems in the response to the scourge of the AIDS pendemic HIV/AIDS van Montfort, Georges 1-Apr-06 31-Jan-08 National Aids Commission Maseru $0.00 $101,351.53 $269,046.22
Enhancing National and Local Capacity in Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery in Lesotho On Going Strengthen the disaster management system in Lesotho and effective management of the impact of disaster risks within the context of sustainable development. Poverty Reduction &  Food Security Jakola, Melissa 15-Oct-07 31-Dec-09 Disaster Management Authority Lesotho $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Strengthening National Capacity for Poverty Monitoring On Going UNDP support to promote evidence-based policy making in Lesotho by strengthening national institutional capacities for monitoring Poverty and progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals targets. Poverty Reduction Diarra, Victoria 17-Jan-06 31-Dec-12 Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Maseru $277,189.04 $258,133.59 $450,685.14
Promotion of Youth Employment Towards Poverty Reduction in Lesotho On Going The overall objective of the project is to create an enabling national environment for the promotion of youth employment and enterprise development to support poverty reduction initiatives in Lesotho.  Poverty Reduction Turunen,Tiina 1-Jul-06 31-Mar-09 Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sport and Recreation Maseru $0.00 $20,553.82 $257,694.22
Integrated Framework for Trade On Going Develop national capacity to formulate and implement effective trade and investment strategies that support poverty reduction and wealth creation Poverty Reduction Atala, Judith 1-Jun-06 31-Mar-09 Ministry of Trade, Industries, Cooperatives and Marketing Maseru/all districts $0.00 $0.00 $173,617.94
 
 
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