PRISMA led GTF programme

GTF Number 422

Tools for strengthening local governments' participatory management within a decentralization process

Key Facts

• Start date: 10 November 2008
• End date: 31 March 2013
• Amount of DFID funding £4,565,000

The purpose of this proposal is to focus on the opportunity of the decentralization process and help to consolidate it by strengthening the capacity and accountability of institutions at local and regional levels. To achieve this, we plan to work with local governments on promoting efficiency, efficacy and transparency in the provision of basic public services to large numbers of people who are now underserved. The intervention is focused on the 14 departments and 623 rural districts where JUNTOS is being implemented. The expected outputs are:

• Local authorities, staff, and civil society are better able to deal with public administration and investment.
• Local actors participate actively in regional and provincial coordination processes.
• Mechanisms for results oriented linkages between different sectors and different levels of government are functioning.
• There is informed participation of social actors in rights, the functioning of public services and in mechanisms for local and regional transparency.