Project description:
The One Village – One Product (OVOP) project aims to develop rural communities by mobilizing their creativity and potential through effective local leadership and human resource development.
Project objective:
To revitalize local communities through the development of unique, marketable products. The overall objective of the OVOP project is to develop and strengthen local self-organization capacities to promote sustainable local development and reduce poverty.
The project was implemented by applying international best practices and promoting cooperation among local residents to create unique products using local resources. The OVOP project design focuses on identifying the most promising initiatives in the regions, with the potential to complement existing production activities and integrate into the established value chains of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including farms, manufacturing enterprises, and other businesses.
The OVOP project can be considered a complementary tool for creating permanent jobs and scaling up successfully implemented projects in other regions. Therefore, similar initiatives could be incorporated into future government business support programmes.
Tasks completed:
1. Preparatory activities for the OVOP pilot project:
Established project teams comprising representatives of the Contractor and Women's Business Councils in the four pilot regions;
Conducted desk research based on an integrated assessment of the four pilot regions;
Selected applications from the four regions for participation in the OVOP pilot project;
Developed and administered a questionnaire to identify potential products and justify their characteristics in the four regions, surveying 50 respondents per region;
Selected four pilot projects (one from each region) for implementation under the OVOP initiative, in coordination with the UNDP Project Manager.
2. Strengthening the skills of OVOP project participants:
