Definition of Main Concepts

Basic concept of Community Action Plan (CAP)
Community Action Planning is a Participatory methodology, which consists of a series of structured workshops organized for community members. In the workshops, the community is directly involved in the decision making process of the development program in their village through identifying and prioritizing their needs, and designing their own Action Plan with solutions. The Action Plan as an outcome of the workshops is called Community Action Plan (CAP), which is followed by a variety of issue-specific meetings and implementation of activities based on the plan.

Definition of CMR:
Acting upon Government Tender Guidelines, construction of small-scale infrastructure can be undertaken by approved CBOs such as Rural Development Society, Women Rural Development Society, Farmers’ Organization (Amendment 2004). Rehabilitation or renovation of basic infrastructure by using this community contract method is called Community Managed Rehabilitation (CMR) under MANRECAP.

CMR does not mean only the rehabilitation of physical infrastructure. It also means the reconstruction of social as well as economic activities in a Community. As the term indicates, Community which undertakes CMR manages the whole process of rehabilitation of a facility, from planning to implementation of the construction and its maintenance. Through the process, the Community can enhance the knowledge and develop the skills on construction as well as financial and human resources management. Social cohesiveness in the Community can also be strengthened through discussions and participation in the CMR. Reactivation of productive activities is also expected by using rehabilitated infrastructure.