Kyrgyz Republic - CASA1000 Community Support Project

Overview & Synopsis

Ratings of CASA1000 Community Support Project for Kyrgyz Republic were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. Some of the lessons learned include: Community benefit sharing can be a strategic tool for complex infrastructure projects, building public support and contributing to local development; CASA-1000 CSP also demonstrates the importance of building trust and social license to help realize the potential of benefit-sharing mechanisms to strengthen large-scale infrastructure projects, and of communicating and managing expectations; Livelihood support programs are most effective when they offer a comprehensive package that includes knowledge, finance, networks, and technical assistance to help individuals—particularly women—initiate or expand their livelihood activities; CDD operations, when implemented effectively, offer a powerful platform to close gender gaps and advance the World Bank’s new Gender Strategy (FY2024–2030); and Digital platforms offer significant potential to broaden participation in community dialogues around development planning.