MORE ABOUT PARISH DEVELOPMENT MODEL (PDM)

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PARISH DEVELOPMENT MODEL (PDM)

The Parish Development Model (PDM) is a multi-sectoral strategy to create socio- economic transformation strategy by moving the 39% households out of the subsistence economy into the money economy, using the Parish/ward as the epicentre for Development. It emphasises the whole of Government approach in ensuring increased production, processing and marketing, infrastructure and service delivery at grassroots level

The main aim of the Parish Development Model is to increase Household incomes and improve quality of life of Ugandans with a specific focus on the total economic transformation of the Households through getting Ugandans out of the subsistence economy into the money economy

PDM Target Audience

The Main target of the PDM are subsistence households that operate across the entire agricultural value chain. According to statistics, 39% of Ugandan households or 16Million people are in the subsistence economy. Majority of these represent the most poverty-stricken, landless millionerable and unemployed Ugandans that are trapped in the vicious cycle of “low income, low savings, low investment, no assets.

The PDM is implemented along seven Pillars, namely:

  1. Agricultural Value-Chain Development (Production, Storage, Processing and Marketing)

  2. Infrastructure and Economic Services

  3. Financial Inclusion

  4. Social Services

  5. Community Mobilisation and Mind-set change

  6. Parish-Based Management Information System

  7. Governance and Administration

PROCESS FOR OPERATIONALISING PDM SACCOS

Enterprise Group Formation and the PDM SACCO

The Enterprise Groups shall comprise of a minimum of 10 and a Maximum of 30 members. The Enterprise Groups shall be registered at the sub-county and may include farmer’s groups, associations, community-based groups, agri-traders’ groups, youth groups etc. Both pre-existing and newly formed Enterprise Groups are eligible for inclusion under the PDM for as long as they fulfil the requirements for formation of enterprise groups.

NOTE: Visit our site E-Library to view documents about PDM in Njeru Municipal Council.