Moldova Social Investment Fund

Stefan cel Mare str., 124
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Tel: (3732) 27 91 21
Fax: (3732) 27 91 41
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Contact Name: Dumitru Roscovan, Executive Director's Assistant

Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Moldova has been undergoing a difficult transition period. Moldova faced drastic GDP declines, serious unemployment and under-employment problems, and the vast majority of the population has experienced a drastic decline in their living standards. Deteriorating social conditions have been exacerbated by the dramatic collapse of Moldova's agricultural and industrial base due to the loss of traditional markets for goods and
sources for production inputs.

The economic reform program implemented by the Government of Moldova (GoM) in cooperation with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund has been successful in curbing inflation and providing stability. Reforms are ongoing, but this is long term process. The decline in state's revenues, tight monetary and budget policy has forced the Government to virtually reduce or eliminated its investments for rehabilitation and maintenance of social and economic
infrastructure. Under these conditions the provision of basic needs of population and support to prevent further deterioration of the infrastructure is very important.

To address these needs the Government of Moldova decided to establish the Moldova Social Investment Fund (MSIF) as an autonomous public institution. The MSIF responds to the request from communities for rehabilitation of the social and economic infrastructure including programs to improve basic education, health services and other communal and social services.

The MSIF funds demand-driven micro projects by providing grants to communities. Proposals for micro project funding may be generated by communities or by community level organizations on behalf of communities, both registered or not registered, such as beneficiary associations, parents or farmer associations, newly created Microproject Committees and other informal groups as well as local NGOs and local government.

The project development objective is to contribute to the provision of improved living conditions for the poor rural population in Moldova.

Immediate objectives:

• Improved quality of basic social and economic services for
  poor rural population of Moldova.

• Empowered rural communities by strengthening their capacity
  to make decisions, organize, and manage.

Expected Results:

• Rehabilitate infrastructure facilities in rural areas, such as schools, community health posts, local water and sanitation facilities, that will have an immediate impact on the improvement of  the living conditions of the poor.

• Improved capacity of MSIF participants: 
  a) trained communities, capable to organize and sustain services.
  b) empowered local government (primaria), capable to manage divested social assets.
  c) contractors capable of competing and executing contracts under market conditions.

• Improved early childhood education in targeted communities.

• Improved health services through special health programs in targeted communities.

• Less children at risk institutionalized. 
  

Last updated:  April 2001

A print version of much of the information contained in this NIS Third Sector Organizations section can be found in the The Post-Soviet Handbook (Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1999).

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