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International Center for Municipal Development
(ICMD)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
STRENGTHENING MANAGEMENT
CAPACITY OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES :
FCM’s Experience
• What role could ICMD - FCM play in
capacity building support for
LVWATSANI?
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
(FCM) - Profile
 FCM is Canada’s national voice
of municipal government
 Represents more than 1,100
municipal governments (80% of
the Canadian population)
 FCM is dedicated to improving
the quality of life and
sustainability of local
communities
 Advocates for federal policy
and program development
related to:
o Infrastructure, Taxation,
Economic Policy, Affordable
Housing, Immigration,
Environment, International
Trade and International
Cooperation
 Governed by a Board of 72
Directors with 6 policy
committees.
FCM – Profile - continued
• 1901 – Union of Canadian Municipalities
• Registered non-profit, membership-based, democratic and
non-partisan organization
• Mission is to foster sustainable communities enjoying a
high quality of life by promoting strong, effective and
accountable municipal government
• Purpose: Advocate the federal government to ensure
municipal concerns are considered in national policy
development
International Center for Municipal Development (ICMD)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities – In Africa
Strengthened continental, regional
and national associations of local
authorities, strong effective and
efficient local governments,
community participation, gender
mainstreaming and a strong
enabling environment can
contribute immensely to poverty
reduction in Africa.
FCM brings Canadian experience to
municipalities worldwide through its ICMD
ICMD contributes its resources, networks and knowledge to
strengthen municipalities globally. Hundreds of
municipalities and 2,000 + volunteers i
• Since 1987, with our partners
(African, Canadian and
European), have strengthened
municipal capacity in:
– Africa
– Latin America & Caribbean
– Asia & Middle East
ICMD’s International Programming Objectives
 To develop local capacities by
promoting citizen’s participation in
public affairs management and good
governance
 To develop associations capacities to
offer quality services to their
members, advocacy and networks
development
 To develop and disseminate
knowledge based on municipal
development and association
capacity building experience
 To support national governments in
the development of policies and
procedures to achieve efficient
processes of decentralization and
municipalisation
 To develop institutional capacities at
global, regional and local levels for
sustainable development
ICMD-FCM’s Africa Program
Two components:
• Municipal Partnership
Program (Global)
• Uganda, Tanzania,
Zimbabwe, Botswana,
Namibia, Burkina
Faso, Ghana, Mali
ALGP:
April 04 - March 07
4 608 000 $, plus in-kind
contributions from
partners
4 countries (Ghana,
Mali, Mozambique &
Tanzania)
– African Local
2 regional partners–
Governance Program
PDM & MDP-ESA
(ALGP) (Canada Fund for
1 continental
Africa/ NEPAD)
organisation - UCLGA
Africa Program
Expected Results
• Increased recognition of and stronger national associations
• Stronger continental and regional institutions
• More effective local governance structures, institutions and
sustainable development processes
• Enhanced participation and influence of civil society
• More effective local governance strategies to achieve gender
equality and combat the effects of endemic diseases (HIV
&AIDS, malaria etc.)
• Strengthened African networks for good local governance
• Improved enabling frameworks, institutions and
government-civil society partnerships
Ghana
Priorities: Decentralisation, Revenue Generation,
Community Participation, Women Empowerment.
National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG)
• Policy development and advocacy on decentralization issues
• Local Service Act
• Women caucus /women’s empowerment and participation in local government
• Capacity building for District Assemblies in priority areas
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)
• Financial inflows to the MMDA
• Revenue Generation for Local Governance
District Assemblies
• Kumasi M-Assembly : Public education on taxation and revenue generation
• Sunyani M-Assembly: Waste management and community participation
• KEEA M-Assembly:
Recreational development and service delivery
• Suhum Kraboa Coaltar:
Revenue generation and public participation
• Wa M-Assembly:
Community development
• Ho M-Assembly:
Revenue generation
Mali
Priorities: Decentralisation, Land-use Planning, Community
Participation and Local Democracy
Association des Municipalités du Mali (AMM)
• Strengthening of the stakeholders capacities in decentralization
• Effective participation of the population to the governance and local development
processes
• Application and applicability of decentralization documents
Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales (MATCL)
• Participation of stakeholders to the decentralization in consultative
processes/activities
• Joint work on decentralization documents, training, communications
Municipalities
• Sanankoroba :
• Dialakoroba :
• Bougoula :
Development of local democracy and village association
Participative process sustainable development local plan
Replanning of the market and the participative processes
Upcoming themes : HIV/AIDS, residual waste management, gender, citizen
participation
Mozambique
Priorities: National Association Development and Capacity
Building, Decentralisation, Municipal Capacity Building.
National Association of Municipalities of Mozambique (ANAM)
• Association Launch: inaugural Congress, administrative structures & processes
• Association Strategic Planning: national workshop for policy direction and
priority setting
• Association Capacity Building: training in key priority sectors, development of
priority services to members, communication strategy
Ministry of State Administration
• An effective decentralization process to 33 urban municipalities
• Ensuring that ANAM is a partner in the decentralization process, in the
dissemination of information and training with municipalities
Local Authorities
• Priority sectors and possible partnerships still to be determined based on
results of upcoming ANAM National Strategic Planning Workshop
• Strengthening basic municipal management capacity expected to be part of
proposed activities
Tanzania
Priorities: Decentralisation, Village Government, Community/ Women
Empowerment, Revenue Generation, Service Delivery.
Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT)
• Policy development and advocacy on decentralization issues
• Local government autonomy
• Local government and taxation
• Knowledge dissemination
President’s Office – Rural Administration & Local Government (PORALG)
• Decentralization (Local Government Reform Program)
Local Authorities
• Dodoma :
• Tabora:
• Lushoto:
• Mbeya:
• Mwanza:
Budgetary and financial planning
Community participation and revenue generation
Decision-making process (council - village levels)
Women economic empowerment
Revenue generation and service delivery
Institutional Capacity Development
Process
Stage 1 Diagnosis & Consensus :
Stage 2 Knowledge and Skills :
Stage 3 Systems Development :
Stage 4 Organizational Change :
Stage 5 Improved Performance :
Provisional topics –
LVWATSANI
• Local Economic Development
• Pro-poor water and sanitation
governance
• Municipal Urban Catchment Management
• Financial management & planning
• Monitoring (MDGs)
Proposed Site Visits:
October 06
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Homa Bay
Kisii
Nyendo & Mutukula
Kyotera
Muleba & Mutukula
Bukoba
Purposes of visits
• Capacity building details
– Content
– Process
– Outcomes
• Site visits – Municipalities, water and
sanitation agencies, other stakeholders,
watsan facilities
Product
• Workshop proceedings plus site
visits
• => a detailed set of ideas and
provisional plans for capacity
development
International Center for Municipal Development
(ICMD)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities - FCM
• What role could ICMD - FCM play in
capacity building support for
LVWATSANI?