PUDC Model In The Gambia

Programme for Accelerated Community Development

Introduction

The project aims to address the rural-urban inequalities and disparities focusing on the provision access to basic amenities, services, infrastructure and the creation of sustained local economies by December 2022.

PACD The Gambia

The Programme for Accelerated Community Development (PACD) model provides a vehicle for a multi-sectoral approach to addressing poverty and inequality at community level and will help government to respond to social demands through a partnership with development partners to ensure accelerated, multi-pronged, participatory, and accountable delivery of services particularly to far-to-reach populations.

Water

100

percent

31 identified Communities were provided with access to potable drinking water

Electricity

478

Households

3,824 people have access to electricity representing 48% of the overall applicants

Food security

19

Communities

were provided 19 Tractors benefitting 2,650 Households, and 21,200 people (17,408 men and 474 women) as of October 2022

GIS Phase II Platform and App

100

percent

launched to support real-time geo-reporting of issues to ensure sustainability of assets in PACD beneficiary communities