Ghana

Harmonization of Work of CIB Members

Harmonization – Elements

• Role of target organisation(s): NALAG

• Identification of partners in Ghana: AFLRA, VVSG, CLGF, Deutsche Städtetag, VNG

• Identification of other partners in Ghana: GIZ, French Embassy

• Sharing information:

VNG contact on Ghana: Judit de Bever

VNG Association Capacity Building Work in GhanaFocus of Work with NALAG in 2010

• Strengthened Management, Technical and Administrative Capacity

• Objective: new 5-year Strategic Plan

• Improved Lobby and Advocacy Capacity • Development of a Lobby Action Plan

VNG Municipal International Cooperation in Ghana

• 4 municipal twinnings

Cooperation to increase fee-based tax collection

Cooperation to improve provision of fee-based services

Results 2010 :• Development and instaIlation of District Database

System (DDS) • Improved revenue generation• Improved fee-based waste collection services • Dissemination of best practices through NALAG

Postponed till 2012

VVSG Municipal International Cooperation in Ghana

Partnership: Wa Municipal Assembly – Ieper

In 2010 aimed at:• Local economy • Environment – Waste Management • Registry and population• Youth and education

Partnership under revision – till 2012

AFLRA Municipal International Cooperation in Ghana

Partnerships:

Ho – Lähti

Aims at:• Ecological sanitation and water protection• Solid waste management • Environmental management • Environmental awareness raising

Deutsche StädtetagACB NALAG

By means of exchanges between DST and NALAG

aims at:• Improvement of lobbying• Improvement of services provision• Improvement of financial situation

In 2010: coordination efforts around this by DST, French Embassy, GIZ and VNG. A joint study visit Min of LG and Parliamentarians to Germany, NL and France.

Options for Collaboration: MIC / ACB

• AFLRA: October – Cleantech Fair in Finland, November Ecological sanitation workshop

• DST: fact finding in June/July – MoU in October

Information needs:

• VVSG wants decentralisation policy info + best practices in youth policy, improvement of administration

• DST wants to know contact persons• AFLRA needs best practices on environmental

administration + stakeholder involvement