Nihal DevagiriNational Programme Coordinator

Ministry of Labour

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Funded by: Australian Government (DFAT)

Donor Contribution : 6.9 MN USD (Two phases)

Duration : 2010 – 2015

Operational area : Conflict affected Northern

Province

Approach : Private Sector development

Objective : to create decent work and

employment for poor and vulnerable people in the

North

LEED Project at a Glance

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Main Sectors • Paddy • Fruit & Vegetable• MSMEs • Fisheries• Coops (cc)• Gender (cc)

Government organizations Producer Associations

Large companiesCooperatives

SMEsPrivate sector (EFC, NCE, NSEA)

Key Sectors and Partners

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Strategy – Partnership development (micro, Meso and Macro levles)

Thrust areas : Economic and Gender Empowerments

Work with Pvt Sector, producers, trade and government to balance the demands of economic growth with social development

Approach and Thrust areas

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Sector

Number of self

employment

created

No of direct

employment

created

No of people have

access to improved markets

Average Income /Month /Person

Total income earned (Rs)

Paddy 30 1508000 (2500) 12000.00 70 MN

Fishery 750 (90) 150 (65) 920 (210) 13500.00 30 Mn

Fruit & Vegetable

2000 (1200)

50 (20) 1950 (960) 30000.00 160 Mn

MSMEs 225 -- 300 18000.00 02 MnOther Field crops

500 (300) -- 800 (470) 15000.00 05 Mn

Achievements – Filed Level

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

National Fishery improvement plan

Revising cooperative bylaws, contribution to the national cooperative development policy (based on ILO R.193)

Gender Mainstreaming guidelines – Mainstreaming gender into Economic Development

Achievements – Policy Level

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

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Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Fruit & Vegetable Sector

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Fisheries & Aquaculture Sector

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Other Field Crops (OFC) Sector

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Paddy Sector

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

MSME Development (Women Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality –

WEDGE)

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project

Thank You, LEED Team