Institute for Democracy in South Africa
$5,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- South Africa
- Fiscal year
- 2008-2009
- Agreement period
- March 18, 2009 – April 2, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-A033941001
Published purpose
This project ended ahead of time for administrative reasons. The project aims to build the capacity of 50 participating municipalities to improve delivery of basic services, such as water and electricity, promote democratic and accountable governance, and encourage the involvement of communities and civil society organizations in helping to hold governments to account. The project has two components. Component One is an assessment and training program addressing a range of governance and management subjects, developed and delivered to approximately 1,000 municipal councillors and managers. Component Two is the establishment of a responsive Community Support Fund to support civil society activities that promote citizen participation in local government.
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This project, ended early for administrative reasons, aimed to build capacity in 50 South African municipalities to improve basic service delivery and promote accountable governance, including training for municipal officials and a community support fund for citizen participation.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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