The following was undertaken by MDP-ESA in 2006. Please click the appropriate link to access the information you require

You can also read on events from past years:  2007 | 2006 |  2005  |  2004  | 2003  | 2002

POLICY RESEARCH AND GOVERNANCE COMPONENT

• Publication of a book tilted “Enhancing Local Capacity for Effective Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities”

• Joint Publication by MDP-ESA and the World Bank Institute (WBI) a Working Paper on “Demanding Good Governance: A Stocktaking of Social Accountability Initiatives by Civil Society in Anglophone Africa”

• The Pan African Conference of Ministers for Local Government on “Strengthening Competencies for Participatory Planning and Budgeting” August 30 –September 2, 2006

• Fourth Edition of Africities Summit September 19-23, 2006  Nairobi, Kenya

DIRECT SUPPORT TO MUNICIPALITIES: With support from UN-HABITAT and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

• Strengthening the Capacity of Blantyre City Assembly (Malawi) Capacity to fight HIV and AIDS

• Developing a Training Companion on Participatory Budgeting for Africa
  (Get the PB Training Companion here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Pilot Training Workshops )

• ALGP Inter-Regional Workshop 12-18 February 2006, Maputo, Mozambique

• Assistance to Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN) to prepare a Strategic Plan

URBAN AGRICULTURE

• Cooperation with RUAF and IDRC on Urban Agriculture

• Research on understanding of Low-income Producers’ Organizations in Harare

• Cities Farming for the Future

TRAINING

• Training Workshop for Elected Leaders in Namibia, February 20 – 24, 2006

• Pilot Training Workshop on Participatory Budgeting for Kariba Municipal Council, August 17 – 18, 2006

• Africa Local Governance Action Forum (ALGAF) VI “Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Positive Transformation” 4th February 2006 -  November 3rd 2006

• Africa Good Governance Programme on the Radio Waves

NETWORKING

• International Conference on Participatory Budgeting March 8 to 11, 2006

• CLGF Symposium on Strengthening Local Democracy and Good Governance: Realising the Millennium Development Goals April 26-28, 2006, Kampala, Uganda:

• UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum June 2006, in Vancouver Canada

• Launching of the Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA), August 3rd, 2006,Victoria Falls.

• International Workshop on PB: Exposure, Learning and Dialogue  ,5-10 June, 2006, Porto Alegre, Brazil

For more detail, please contact: gmatovu@mdpafrica.org.zw or pkundishora@mdpafrica.org.zw