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Launching of the Seminar toLaunching of the Seminar toSensitize the Population ofSensitize the Population of
FAKO Division on theFAKO Division on the“Rural Roads Maintenance and“Rural Roads Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Strategy”Rehabilitation Strategy”
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Organised by:Organised by:
BET CADEK SARLBET CADEK SARL
NGO SAILDNGO SAILD
Under the Supervision of:Under the Supervision of:
PWDPWD--SWSW
LIMBE, 16 March 2011LIMBE, 16 March 2011
THE CASE OF THETHE CASE OF THE‘‘MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE’’‘‘MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE’’
(MDRI(MDRI--2009)2009)
Construction CompanyConstruction Company ::SOCATRAF SARLSOCATRAF SARL
Rural Roads concerned for FAKORural Roads concerned for FAKO ::Rural Roads concerned for FAKORural Roads concerned for FAKO ::��Na’angaNa’anga--Bona Bona NangoNango--SasseSasse...................................................................... 03.5 km03.5 km��TikoTiko--BwengaBwenga + Bret. Inter N3+ Bret. Inter N3--Bonesso Hospital...15.0 kmBonesso Hospital...15.0 km��MueaMuea--Mount MaryMount Mary--Black Bush............................. ...Black Bush................................13.0 km13.0 km
Presented by:Presented by:
HRH Chief TAMBE John BITAHRH Chief TAMBE John BITARegional Chief of Service for ROADSRegional Chief of Service for ROADS
(SOUTH(SOUTH--WEST REGION)WEST REGION)
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CONTENTSCONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION
II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
III. PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL ROADMAINTENANCE
IV. TRAINING MANUAL FOR ROAD MAINTENANCECOMMITTEES (RMC)
V. LEGALISATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE COMMITTEES
VI. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON THE ‘‘RRMRS’’
VII. CONTACT INFORMATION
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I.I. INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION:
� Rural roads are ways of communicationconstructed in rural councils excludingthose of the core network made up ofnational, regional and divisional classifiednational, regional and divisional classifiedroads. They include all the roadinfrastructure used daily by the inhabitantsof rural areas.
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I.I. INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION:
� They ensure the disenclavement ofvillages, farms and factories, ease gatheringof produce and its conveyance to periodicmarkets and urban centres.markets and urban centres.
� They also help supply the countryside withconsumer goods, agricultural and industrialinputs and ensure continuation of the corenetwork.
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I.I. INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION:
� Therefore, rural roads are important to allaspects of economic and social development ofrural communities.
� In a bid to lay down the groundwork for the� In a bid to lay down the groundwork for thedecentralisation process in Cameroon, the Ministryof Public Works has signed a partnershipagreement with the National Institute of Statistics(NIS) to carry out a thorough inventory of all therural roads, classifying them per municipal councilarea.
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
� In the 80s, the rural road network wasmaintained by the State through the Ministryof Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Worksand some development corporations likeand some development corporations likeCDC, MIDENO, UNVDA, SOWEDA,SODECAO, SODECOTON, etc., whoseactions enabled the extension andmaintenance of the national rural roadnetwork.
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
� Unfortunately, the economic crisis set inbetween 1985 and 1994, seriously underminingCameroon’s capacity to finance road maintenancein general and rural road maintenance inparticular. This brought many previously openedparticular. This brought many previously openedroads into the poor state in which they are foundtoday.
� This situation led the Government, through theMinistry of Public Works, to carry out a number ofreforms in the transport sector in general and theroad sub-sector in particular.
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
� These reforms led to:- Government’s adoption, in the year 2000, of the New Rural
Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategy(NRRMRS) aimed at involving councils and the beneficiarypopulation in the programming of road investments, theexecution of post-rehabilitation routine maintenance works,execution of post-rehabilitation routine maintenance works,and the protection of road assets through the managementof rain gates.
- The creation of the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) inthe Ministry of Public Works in September 2005, to takecare of the implementation of the New Rural RoadsMaintenance and Rehabilitation Strategy adopted by theGovernment.
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
� The strategy for the maintenance and the rehabilitation ofrural roads is based on the following pillars:
1. creating an institutional and regulatory framework whichensures sustainable investments through implementation oflaws and regulations on the protection of the road assets;laws and regulations on the protection of the road assets;
2. shifting the responsibility of rural roads to councils;3. ensuring the participation of the external services of the
State as technical advisers and where necessary as projectmanager delegate or project owner delegate at the requestand on behalf of the councils;
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
4.ensuring the participation of the beneficiarypopulations to the protection and the maintenanceof rural roads in a spirit of ownership;
5.promoting local Small and Medium sizedEnterprises and Consulting firms through aEnterprises and Consulting firms through aregulatory framework of public contracts;
6.ensuring capacity building among the populationby appealing to local NGOs and Consulting firmsso as to facilitate their participation to the executionof the routine maintenance of rural roads;
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
7.applying the following criteria to the selectionof rural roads eligible for State funding:
�Respect for the definition of rural roadswithin the limits of the council;within the limits of the council;
�Confirmed commitment of the beneficiarypopulations through the councils to carry outroutine maintenance;
�Continuation of the core network;
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
�Fight against poverty;�Disenclavement of the populations;�Environmental impact of the road in�Environmental impact of the road in
accordance with the norms and guidelines inforce as well as with the National Plan forthe Management of the Environment.
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II.II. POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:
8.drafting and implementing a plan of actionfor the protection of the environment duringroad maintenance works;
9.encouraging the use of Labour-Based9.encouraging the use of Labour-BasedTechniques (LBT ) during execution of roadmaintenance works (the case of ILO’ssponsored PN2R-HIMO ).
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III.III. PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLEPLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLERURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE:RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE:
� The management of rural road projectsby the Rural Roads Maintenance andRehabilitation Strategy (RRMRS) rotatesaround the following three (03) phases:around the following three (03) phases:
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III.III. PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLEPLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLERURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE:RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE:
Phase 1MBT
• Execution of Rehabilitation works by Contracting Enterprises (SME)
• Sensitisation, training and animation of the
Phase 2Training
and animation of the beneficiary populations during execution of works (NGOs)
Phase 3LBT
• Post-rehabilitation Current Maintenance by Road Maintenance Committees (RMC)
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IV.IV. TRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADTRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADMAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:MAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:
� MODULE 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF ROADMAINTENANCE
� The problems of Communities without roads� The different parts of the road� The different parts of the road� Road maintenance Equipment and Materials� How to maintain and manage Earth roads� Erosion control with Vetiver grass
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IV.IV. TRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADTRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADMAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:MAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:
� MODULE 2: MOBILISATION FORCOMMUNITY ACTION
� How to choose Community Leaders� How to preside over a Meeting� How to preside over a Meeting� How to carry out a Sensitization campaign� How to organise Community work� How to evaluate Community Projects� Conflict management
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IV.IV. TRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADTRAINING MANUAL FOR ROADMAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:MAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:
� MODULE 3: MOBILISATION &MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
� How to generate Resources� Financial Resources� Financial Resources� Material Resources
� Budgeting and Accountability
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V.V. LEGALISATION OF ROADLEGALISATION OF ROADMAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:MAINTENANCE COMMITTEES:
� DOCUMENTS FOR THE LEGALISATION:� A stamped application (1 000 FCFA)� A copy of the By-Laws (or Constitution)� Minutes of the Constituent General Assembly
Meeting� Minutes of the Constituent General Assembly
Meeting� List of EXCO members
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VI.VI. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON THE ‘‘RRMRS’’:ON THE ‘‘RRMRS’’:
� ‘‘Once-a-month Clean up campaign’’ for theRoad:
� The ‘‘Community Road Account’’� Model Formats for Sub-letting Contracts
� Between SME/RMC� Between SME/RMC� Between Councils/RMC
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N0.N0. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTEREDPROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED SOLUTIONS ENVISAGEDSOLUTIONS ENVISAGED
1Poor performance of Road maintenance contractors
Regular monitoring, supervision and reporting at all phases of the
execution of road works
2Difficulties in obtaining borrow-
pits for re-gravellingTo concert with the Administrative
authorities for interventions
Poor attitude of the population Adequate sensitisation of the
3Poor attitude of the population and road users towards proper
road usage
Adequate sensitisation of the population and road users, in
collaboration the Administrative authorities
4Non-respect of Rain-gates and continuous circulation during
rains by Truck drivers
Adequate sensitisation of stake-holders and the
re-enforcement of the existing laws concerning the protection of road
assets
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VII.VII. CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact:Contact:Tel: + (237) 699 98 62 56
E-mail: [email protected]
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