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Programme funded by the European Union |
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Emerging Local Government Associations Facility |
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 Although the ARIAL programme’s main aim is to support and strengthen Local Government Associations (LGAs) in ACP countries, not in every ACP country is a LGA available. Therefore a section of the ARIAL programme focuses on the establishment of new or capacity building of emerging LGAs. This is ELGAF: Emerging Local Government Association Facility. Within ELGAF the LGAs receive support in their start-up period. The support consists out of financial support for LGA staff members, the supply of office equipment and the organization of an event where local government members can meet. ELGAF also provides technical support that consists of advise of international and national experts with expertise on local government policy and politics and local government association performance. The ARIAL programme further invites the new LGA staff members to international trainings where they meet their colleagues from abroad and where they can exchange experiences. Â
After the application deadline of June 1st 2011 nine applications were received. Of these applications five groups of local government representatives were accepted into the programme, namely from the countries of Kiribati, Vanuatu, Swaziland, Chad and Gabon. On the short term these associations will receive an expert who will support in the writing of a work plan, statutes and internal regulations where they do not exist. Also there will be a special focus on sustainable budgeting. This phase is aimed at establishing the organizational core of the associations. Â On the medium term, the associations will receive trainings on the functions and workings of LGAs. A key focus here are the needs of their members, which is of the utmost importance as they own the association. These trainings will be organized by the Regional Local Government Associations (RLGAs) and the ARIAL consortium partners in the region. After these trainings the LGAs should be able to represent the basic interests of their members and play a key role in local government development. Â By the end of the program in July 2013, a development should be set in motion which leads to a LGA which is capable of fulfilling the basic LGA tasks (lobby and advocacy, basic service delivery and being a platform for knowledge exchange and learning) and the specific needs of its members. This provides the local governments in Kiribati, Vanuatu, Swaziland, Chad and Gabon a golden opportunity to strengthen their collective position both on a domestic and on an international level. Â
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Upcoming Activities
24/04/2012 /Second round of regional trainings |
16/02/2012 /Establishment of new or capacity building of emerging LGAs |
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Local government associations are established in order to function – among other
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 Although the ARIAL programme’s main aim is to support and strengthen Local Gov
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On the basis of the responses to the questionnaire that ARIAL sent out to all Local
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The recruitment process of the Regional Local Government Associations supported by th
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The ELGAF has selected five Local Government Associations to receive financial a
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New Local Government Associations start with great ambition, many ideas and expectat
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