Social Investment Fund Act (Cap. 43). Pays/Territoire Belize Type du document Législation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural Mot clé Renforcement des capacités Gestion communautaire Éducation Petits exploitants/paysans Pauvreté Protection sociale Aire géographique Amériques, Amérique Centrale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act lays down provisions on the establishment, functions and administration of the Social Investment Fund. The objectives of the Fund are: (I) establishing an efficient, complementary and demand- driven mechanism for delivering basic services and infrastructure to the poor and the needy, (II) financing social assistance, basic infrastructure and small-scale production activities, (III) providing assistance for the improvement of living conditions, promotion of community participation and improvement of infrastructure for health and education, and (IV) providing assistance or employment opportunities to affected persons to alleviate socio-economic adjustment. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.agm.gov.bz