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Report | AfriCOG’s survey report on devolution
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThe survey was conducted and sponsored by Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) between 12th and 19th May, 2012 A sample of 2400 respondents was interviewed to represent the Kenyan adult population of 19,462,358 translating into a minimum margin of error of -/+ 2 at 95% degree of confidence. The survey was conducted in all provinces of Kenya.
The KENYA Governance Report 2011
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThe KENYA Governance Report 2011 is the first report in a new series by AfriCOG. The report discusses governance, leadership, integrity and accountability in several sectors in Kenya, including the Judiciary and security sector. It focuses on the developments that have taken root, in terms of reforms following the promulgation of the constitution and also highlights some of the more...
Improving Local Governance for Improved Service Delivery through FM Radio Broadcasting in the Rwenzori region: Project Assessment Report
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThe rural women and youths – who comprise 75 percent of the total population – in seven districts of the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda face serious manipulation, and many times, intimidated to access public information and knowledge sharing on democratic dialogue and monitoring public accountability for improved service delivery from their political leaders. This is because of illiteracy,...
The State of Political Pluralism and Democracy at Local Government Level in Uganda
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Academic/Think TankFrom January 2009 to June 2010, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with the Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF) implemented the project “Strengthening Civil Society, Media and Local Councils’ Capacity to Promote Political Pluralism, Democratic Participation and Representation at Local Government Level in Uganda”, which was funded by the European Union through the European...
2012-IIAG-summary-report.
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThis is the sixth year in which we have measured governance outcomes in Africa, looking at both country and regional performances across four major categories – Safety & Rule of Law, Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development – and 88 component indicators. Once again, the data point to some important findings that can assist leaders and citizens...
Framework for Assessment of Good Urban Governance in Nigeria
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP Produced, GovernmentLaunched in 2009 as a joint effort by the UNDP and UNHABITAT offices in Nigeria, with support from UNDP’s Global Programme on Governance Assessments, this initiative was aimed at developing a customized framework for assessing the quality of urban governance in Nigerian cities. The ultimate objective was to initiate an evidence-based dialog on priority areas for intervention to improve the...
UNDP and Democratic Governance Assessments
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietyThis publication is part of the background material for the The Oslo Governance Forum (OGF). The OGF took place on 3-5 October 2011, and was organised by the UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in collaboration with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), ActionAid, ACT Alliance, World Bank Institute and PRIA Global Partnership. The Forum focused on participatory governance assessments and...
The Democratization of Governance Assessments
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyThis publication is part of the background material for the The Oslo Governance Forum (OGF). The OGF took place on 3-5 October 2011, and was organised by the UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in collaboration with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), ActionAid, ACT Alliance, World Bank Institute and PRIA Global Partnership. The Forum focused on participatory governance assessments and...
Tajikistan: Local Governance and Decentralisation - A project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic This report contains the findings of a review of three projects, funded by the Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF), in Tajikistan in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The projects were part of UNDP’s broad efforts to support the development of local governance and provide assistance to regional development in Tajikistan. The review examined the projects’...
Montenegro - Governance Assessments Project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthor: Harry Garnett This report’s findings are the result of an assessment of a DGTTF-funded project, Assessing and Monitoring the State of Governance in the Context of European Integration in Montenegro. The project, which took place in 2008 with a DGTTF grant of $150,000, plus $20,000 from the Country Office, included workshop design, implementation of a qualitative assessment and the...