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Challenges of Cooperation between Local Authorities and Civil Society

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Day / Time Monday, June 19th / 14:00 - 16:00


Event Description

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation has been contributing to several multi-year projects in Tanzania in the area of local government reform and cooperation between civil society and local government. This session presents some of the main lessons and challenges from these projects, as well as comments from youth community leaders from Kenya . Two projects will be presented: Methods for Co-operation between Civil Society and Local Government on Service Delivery; and Formative Research on the Local Government Reform.


Session Language

English


Speakers

Einar Braathen, NIBR

Siri Lange, CMI, and Hege Wallevik, AF

Liss Schanke, KS


Host Organization

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)


Host Organization Description

The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities is a national association of municipalities and county authorities of Norway . The main goal is to promote the common interests of the members on the national arena. In addition, KS has for the last 15 years been involved in international projects in Africa, Asia and Europe . This networking event is organized in cooperation between the 4 Norwegian organizations - based on research in Tanzania - with comments from a youth project in Kenya.


Website

www.ks.no

www.agderforskning.no

www.cmi.no

www.nibr.no

 

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Title of Event:


Name of Organisation:




Date and time of the session:

Cooperation between Local Governments and Civil Society in Tanzania

The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS), Agder Research (AR), Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norwegian Institute of Local and Regional Research (NIBR)

Monday June 19, 14.00-16.00 pm

 

Key Highlights

  1. Estimated no of participants: 70 (from 22 countries)
  2. Stakeholder group representation at the event: "One Stop" (Nairobi)
  3. What were the expected objectives: To present some of the main lessons and challenges from a set of projects in Tanzania
  4. What did the networking event achieve: Positive feedback from the participants to the presenters. Most of the participants enlisted for further material. Many contacts made between individual participants after the event.

2. What were the core issues identified in your event as they relate to the theme and sub-themes of WUFIII?

'Sustainable Cities: Social Inclusion and Cohesion' and 'Public Engagement: The Inclusive Approach'.

3. What were the main points raised by panellists and participants in relation to these different issues? What new ideas have been generated as a result of the discussion?

There is a need for a more gender-sensitive civil society, involving itself into advocacy more than direct service delivery. Parallel structures (NGOs, state) were seens as obstacles to delivering services to the poor. In order to achieve pro-poor local governance, the missing links between citizens and service delivereres were addressed.). Finally, the strained relationship between youth and local government authorities was raised.

4. What process steps have been identified in your event that could help turn ideas into operational reality?

Citizens participation in local governance should not be confined to finances only (cost recovery), but also embrace gender-sensitive planning, budgeting and reviewing.

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