- Training Local Service Delivery & MDGs
- The Hague | 6 - 17 September 2010
- Local services, such as drinking water, waste management and basic health care, have a huge impact on our daily lives and well-being. Unfortunately, the poor often seem to lack access to (the right quantity and quality) these important services. How can we ensure that basic services reach the poorest? How can financial management of services be organised in a transparant and democratic way? How can partnerships with NGOs and the private sector help local governments to better deal with problems? And what are the particular challenges for delivering services in violent-prone situations?
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- Training Citizen Participation & Accountability
- The Hague | 26 September - 01 October 2010
- Do you regard your citizens as neighbourhood experts? Or do you find it difficult to reach them and to use their expertise in the policy planning process? This innovative training course, with contributions from professionals, local governors, municipal staff and resident experts, will show how your municipality can benefit by involving your citizens in a smart way.
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- Training Peacebuilding, Decentralisation and Local Governments
- Barcelona |22 November - 3 December 2010
- There is a growing consensus within the development community on the importance of engaging in fragile states. As the name implies, these countries lack a resilient, legitimate government that is capable and willing to deliver basic services to its people. Local government, being the government tier that is closest to the citizens and one of the key institutions for the delivery of basic services, is in a unique position to improve state legitimacy. However, local governments’ capacities are often severely affected by conflict. To achieve lasting results, it is crucial to invest in local government capacity development, as to ensure that services can be performed by the local government and local people as soon as feasible.
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- Training Local Economic Development
- This course is about strengthening the economic capacity of a local area. Together with top experts and practitioners in the field of local economic development, you will discuss how local governments can create conditions for economic growth and job generation, thus improving the quality of life for all. The course will provide you with tools and approaches for involving the public, business and non-governmental partners in developing and implementing a strategic vision for the economic development of your area.
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- Summercourse Decentralisation and Local Governance
- The Hague | 5 – 9 July, 2010
- How do decentralisation policies contribute to poverty reduction in developing and transitional countries? In what way can a transfer of power and budget from central to local authorities lead to better services on the local level? How can a dialogue be stimulated between national governments and local stakeholders? And how can local governments be made more accountable to their citizens?
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