Lord Neil Gibson Project Lesotho

Country Development Partnerships (CDP), launched in 2000, are agreements between the Government, the World Bank, and other partners to work together on specific challenges identified by the Government in its development agenda such as gaining a better understanding of the nature and causes of poverty, or supporting reforms in the financial sector. The agreements are outlined as three-year programs, based on sound research and analysis, specifying what will be done, who will do it, where the funding and other resources will come from, and how success will be measured. Each CDP is led by the Government with support from other stakeholders, including the Bank and other donors. The CDP also serves as a vehicle for engaging civil society, the private sector, and other partners in the policy design, implementation, and monitoring process. Depending on where support is needed, the Bank’s engagement in a CDP can take the form of analytical and advisory activities, technical assistance, donor coordination, and/or partnerships. In addition, as appropriate, investment projects can selectively support implementation. The CDP involving stability development require partnerships which can fulfill the direct needs of the people of Lesotho without the need to exploit the country and it's resources. Such agreements have been forged with Twin Peaks to provide a strategy which will benefit all parties involved. Twin Peaks allows application of groups which feel they are able to provide guided assistance needed for growth through financial and spiritual support.