Empowering local government representatives and local councils by enhancing cooperation
with civil society organizations project
German - Palestinian Technical Cooperation
Local Governance & Civil Society Development Program - LGP
LGP : New Program started at the beginning of 2007
- Part of the German - Palestinian Technical Cooperation
- Building on two important projects :
- MDP - Municipal Development Project
- Support to Palestinian NGOs - German Fund
Purpose
- To enable and Support Palestinian municipalities and civil society organizations in providing :
- Basic services for the community
BY
- Qualification of municipal council members and staff in the civil society organizations
- Activate the local - policy planning process
- Activate the decision - making process
- Foster the cooperation between all elements
Our partners
- Elected members of the municipalities
- Administrative staff
- Local civil Societies
- Citizens
Needs
- Absence of Plans
- Absence of Strategies
- Lack of trust
- Weakness of the staff
- Political agenda
- Team work
- Technical expertise
- Accounting practices
- Skills of Mayors
- Skills of councilors
- Council meetings
- Decision making
- Follow up
- Laws + By- Laws
Implementation
HOPE Organization
Bethlehem
Target Municipalities in Bethlehem
- Bethlehem
- Beit Jala
- Beit Sahour
- Al-Khader
- Al - Doha
Duration
8 months starting from October 2007
Results
- Developing of strategic plan for each council
- Training & building of capacities of at least 400 council members and staff
- Awareness …………
1- Council members
2- Staff
Our Expectations
- Meet + discuss + follow
- Define common projects
- Make connection with investors
- Exchange experience
- Forming JSC
Activities of the Project
.JPG)
