Under this component, the Project aims at promoting inclusive community development and improving the livelihoods of people in selected villages. To achieve these objectives, the Project will need to actively involve women and youths in the Project, who have often been excluded from the decision-making processes of existing traditional community institutions, as well as introducing alternative income sources to people in selected villages and providing them with skill development, marketing, and financial supports.

Institutional strengthening will be a vital part of project implementation. This includes infrastructure required for project implementation, building capacity of personnel who implement and monitor the Project (capacity building of beneficiaries are discussed in Component 2), system of monitoring and evaluation, and publicity for the Project.