Promoting PPI as an efficient mechanism for community empowerment and sustainable local development
Implementation period: February 2013 – July 2014
Sponsor: European Union
Goal: To strengthen capacities of non-state actors and local authorities for sustainable development.
Objectives:
- To develop the capacity of local authorities to plan, implement and monitor development projects on a rights-based and gender responsive approach;
- To promote efficient mechanisms of cooperation among non-state actors and local authorities;
- To empower communities and community-based organizations (CSOs), including vulnerable groups, to participate to local development and have better access to improved services and community infrastructure.
Results:
- Better capacity of non-state actors and local authorities to play a role in the political dialogue, the reform agenda and socio-economic development at a local and national level;
- Local CSOs enabled to have a voice in social, economic and political issues;
- Establishment of 2 Local Participatory Boards, responsible for socio-economic development and social inclusion within the decision-making process;
- 1 study visit and 20 representatives of the Local Participatory Board trained in socio-economic development and the mechanism of participation to local decision-making;
- Training for 310 representatives of civil society, public and private sectors and vulnerable groups on how to enhance capacities of participation to local socio-economic development,
- The instruments of Participatory Planning (budgeting) and Implementing (PPI) and Community Driven Development (CDD), used and implemented;
- 2 Strategic Plans of Socio-Economic Development elaborated/updated;
- 18 Focus groups/public meetings held on the approval of the Strategic Plans of Socio-Economic Development and the financing of the established projects;
- 4 infrastructure development projects;
- 4 sustainability plans of implemented projects;
- Manual of Procedures for CDD and PPI.