Gender in local government training of trainers, Samoa
Nine national trainers and 22 participants consisting of village council mayors, government women representatives, NGOs and public servants were part of a recent Gender in Local Government (GLG) roll-out workshop in Apia, Samoa. The program was supported jointly by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific and the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development, Samoa.
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Staff from Kokopo/Vunamami Urban Local Level Government visit Mt Barker
Kokopo/Vanamami Urban Local-level Government (ULLG) in the East New Britain Province of PNG and Mt. Baker District Council of South Australia are recent partners in the PNG Good Practice Scheme. Recently four officers from Kokopo attended a short intensive training visit to Mt. Baker.
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The CLGF Pacific Project works with national and local government and other stakeholders in the Pacific region to strengthen local democracy and improve service delivery. Working with central governments, city and town councils in eight Pacific island countries (Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu), CLGF is promoting and encouraging regional exchange and capacity building by strengthening institutions and improving service delivery at the sub-national level.
The CLGF Pacific Project was set up to support local government management in the unique complex and changing Pacific environment, characterised by rapid urbanisation which brings specific challenges and opportunities. The CLGF Pacific Project work urban local and sub-national governments in the region to help them tackle these challenges and maximise the development opportunities.
A new CLGF Pacific Local Government Strengthening Program was launched on 3 November at the Pacific Local Government Annual Forum. The project will run from 2011-2015 and be the second major phase of CLGF's work in the region. It reflects the outcomes of extensive review and consultations with regional stakeholders, including at the Regional Symposium in Port Vila, October 2010 and builds on the existing work and experience of CLGF work with local government in the region..
The new phase will address the challenges and realities faced by local government in the Pacific, in its challenging and complex environment.
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Projects and activities
PHASE 1 (2005- 2010)
CLGF Pacific Local Government Capacity Building Project
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CLGF Pacific Regional Symposium 2010
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Commonwealth local government good practice scheme in the Pacific
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Rebuilding Honiara city council
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PHASE 2 (2011-2015)
CLGF Pacific Local Government Strengthening Program
(coming soon)
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