The Project aims to improve community welfare, in particular of indigenous Papuans through the functioning of local Government and civil society basic systems and processes for sustainable livelihood development in Papua region


The project will contribute to the second phase of the UNDP People Centred Development Project- Output 2 “Improved community welfare, in particular of indigenous Papuans through the functioning of local Government and civil society basic systems and processes for sustainable livelihood development in Papua regions”. The proposed intervention will also complement other outcomes of the PCDP2, namely participatory approach to policy making and plans, improved delivery of health and education services, improved coordination mechanisms for development of the Papua region.

The project will focus on improving capacity of the existing stakeholders, including Indigenous Papuan people as target beneficiaries to have an access for a better livelihood through three interconnected components:

1. Support potential local business development in Papua and West Papua;
2. Facilitation of access to fi nance to selected business groups; and
3. Establishment of micro enterprises development centre/ incubation initiatives.