The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

Project Area would suggest that far more than 24% of thepopulation cannot afford access to basic medical care.On the basis of these arguments, emphasizing the need tocontextualize available national and District-­‐level data, it isargued that the vast majority of communities of the Project Areain fact live far below the national poverty line for Indonesia.GL2.2. Project benefits to the lowest 50% ofhouseholdsDemonstrate that at least 50% of households within the lowestcategory of well-­‐being (e.g., poorest quartile) of the community arelikely to benefit substantially from the project.This section describes how the project will identify households inthe lowest category of well-­‐being and how these households willbenefit from the Project.Households in the lowest category of well-­‐being will be identifiedthrough a comprehensive household livelihood securityassessment (HLSA) or similar tool. Such an assessmentincorporates all elements that contribute to a household’s well-­being,and analyze whether households have adequate andsustainable access to income and resources to meet basic needs,such as access to food, drinking water, health facilities,educational opportunities, housing, and time for communityparticipation and social integration (CARE 2002).The population of the Project Area is 10,935 individuals from1,975 households. Fifty percent of the poorest quartile amountsto 1,367 individuals, or c. 247 households, that must benefitsubstantially from the Project to meet Criterion GL2.2.The Project is designed such that it will offer a multitude ofprograms and activities to communities across the Project Area.As described previously in this report, these will include an earlychildhood education program, three community centers, a micro-­creditprogram, a mobile health clinic, reforestation in threelocations spread across the Project Area, agroforestry initiatives,an orangutan reintroduction project and more. These programsand activities will be designed and implemented to target andprioritize involvement of individuals in the poorest quartile ofhousehold, and they are expected to reach far more than 50%(247 household) of the poorest quartile.The poorest quartile is expected to benefit substantially bygaining access to resources previously unavailable to them; cleanwater, health care, education, training, credit and employmentopportunities. Their involvement in any of the programs and useof any of the services will be optional, but participation isexpected to be high based on initial community consultation andfeedback from local and international NGOs working in the area.Individuals in this quartile will be offered services andopportunities that will improve quality of life for their families,empowering them and to lift themselves from chronic poverty.GL2.3. Barriers to project benefits reaching thepoorer householdsDemonstrate that any barriers or risks that might prevent benefitsgoing to poorer households have been identified and addressed in orderto increase the probable flow of benefits to poorer households.The two greatest barriers, or risks, that might prevent projectbenefits reaching the poorer households include: 1)Communication on program opportunities being restricted,275