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for Tricycle Sub-Sector for Tricycle Sub-Sectorin Puerto Princesa Cityin Puerto Princesa City
Background• Assessment of tricycle sub-sector in
Puerto (April – Aug 2004)
• Prioritization of strategies (Oct 2004)
• Additional assistance forpilot testing of strategies(April 2005)
• LOA signing (Sept 2005)
Project Objectives Reduce environmental and health
hazards by reducing air and noise pollution from tricycles without impairing the drivers’ / operators’ income levels by:
i. Promoting the use of more efficient tricycle engines and sound operation practices;
ii. Developing livelihood & entrepreneurial skills of tricycle drivers/operators; and
iii. Strengthening local capacities on CAA enforcement
Project Components…(1)
1. Preventive maintenance (clean-up) trainings to at least 400 tricycle drivers/operators
2. Vocational course on Motorcycle Servicing to at least 25 tricycle drivers/operators to be certified engine mechanics
3. TRIKE Fund as seed money for: (i) purchase of new/more efficient engines, (ii) investment on alternative livelihood, and (iii) construction of service centers/refilling stations
4. Livelihood development trainings for at least 100 tricycle drivers/operators
5. Effective ambient air quality management database system
6. Roadside monitoring and apprehension
7. Dissemination of lessons learned
Project Components…(2)
Approaches: Preventive Maintenance Selection of participating tricycle
drivers/ operators, equally distributed among TODA population
3-hr demonstrationand hands-on training
Distribution of manuals on2-stroke and 4-strokeengines
Approaches: Engine Mechanics Selection of participating tricycle
drivers/ operators, each signed LOA with respective TODA
3-month vocational course program Certification as engine mechanics
Approaches: TRIKE Fund
Selection of an MFI to administer and manage the Fund
$120,000 from ADB and $30,000 from CGPP Special interest rates and repayment
packages compared to typical MFI loans Turn-over to CGPP upon Project completion
Approaches: Livelihood Training Partnership with national and local
livelihood development agencies for technical training
Provision of soft loans for investments in alternative livelihood activities
Partnership with local industries’ associations for product marketing
Approaches: Ambient Air Quality Partnership with laboratories specializing in
air pollution assessment Training for City ENRO
personnel in installation,operation and maintenanceof air sampler
Results of air sampling analysis used to establish monitoring data
Approaches: Roadside Apprehension Selection of City ENRO officers as deputies Demonstration and
hands-on training onthe use of gas analyzerand noise meter
Actual roadside monitoring Updating of fines and penalties Actual roadside apprehension
Approaches: Lessons Learned
Documentation of Project activities Formulation of policy advocacies for
the adoption of national framework for tricycle transport development
Participation to national and international fora
Local and national seminars
Accomplishments: 1st year… (1) About 480 tricycle drivers/operators
trained to do regular preventive maintenance now training fellow TODA members
Adoption of a TODA-wide Resolution in conducting regular engine clean-up
25 certified engine mechanics $45,000 (30%) of TRIKE Fund has been
loaned out, with 100% repayment rate
Accomplishments: 1st year… (2) Livelihood trainings to at least 70
tricycle drivers/operators have been conducted
At least 3 CENRO personnel have been deputized as CAA enforcers
Actual roadside monitoring have been conducted for 1 month