China - Poor Rural Communities Development Project : indigenous peoples plan (Vol. 5 of 7) : Xuyong County Minority Development Program

Page 1 IPP-115 v5 World Bank and British Government Co-financed China Poor Rural Community Development (PRCDP) Xuyong County Minority Development Program PRCDP Project Office of Xuyong County, Sichuan CCCC at Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, China August 2004 Page 2 2 CONTENTS Chapter 1. Minority Overview at Project Areas of Xuyong County..........................................3 Section 1. Composition and Distribution of Nationalities in Project Areas.............................3 Section 2. History and Culture of Minorities in Project Areas................................................3 Section 3. Resource Utilization of Minorities in Project Areas...............................................6 Section 4. Means of Livelihood of Minorities in Project Areas ..............................................6 I. Miao Nationality ................................................................................................................6 II. Yi Nationality....................................................................................................................7 Section 5. Social Organizations of Minorities in Project Areas...............................................7 I. Miao Nationality ................................................................................................................7 Section 6. Inter-nationality Relations in Project Areas............................................................8 Section 7. Poor Situation of Minorities in Project Areas and Cause Analysis.........................8 Section 8. MDP Formulation Based on County.....................................................................10 Chapter 2. Minorities and Project in Project Areas of Xuyong County...................................11 Section 1. Forecast of Project Impacts...................................................................................11 Section 2. Suggestions from Minority Villagers....................................................................11 Chapter 3. Legal Framework and Idea for Formulation of Minority Development Program..12 Section 1. Legal Framework..................................................................................................12 II. All nationalities enjoy equal right to develop occupied lands and protect their lawfully earned income..........................................................................................................13 Section 2. General Idea for Formulation of Xuyong Minority Development Program.........14 Chapter 4. Participation of Minority Villagers in the Project..................................................14 Section 1. Participatory Poverty Analysis and Participatory Community Development Plan ...............................................................................................................................................15 Section 2. Execution, Supervision and Evaluation of Participatory Project..........................17 Chapter 5. 2005 Project Execution Plan and Budget...............................................................17 Section 1. Formation of Project Planning for Minority Villages...........................................17 Section 2. Year 1 Project Executive Plan and Budget for Minority Villages.........................19 Chapter 6. Project Supervision and Evaluation.......................................................................19 I. Supervision Mechanism ...........................................................................................19 II. Evaluation Mechanism.............................................................................................19 Page 3 3 The World Bank and British Department for International Development stress the importance of the minorities