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| The programmes' goal is to contribute to effective pro-poor local governance in Bangladesh . |
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Programme purpose: |
The purpose of the programme is to empower the poor, women and marginalized groups to claim their rights and to benefit from more effective service provision by the local government in Rajshahi and Sunamganj regions. |
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Expected results: |
Strengthening demand for good local governance:
Poor men and women and disadvantaged in 130 Unions of 20 Upazilas know their rights and responsibilities and negotiate their interests in local planning and decision making.
Strengthening supply of good local governance:
130 Union and 20 Upazila Parishads manage public affairs and resources in a more participatory and inclusive, transparent and accountable way.
Knowledge management and advocacy:
Experiences and lessons are utilized to influence public debate, local governments and related national institutions, policy & regulations |
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| Working Principles: |
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Make governance work for the poor, women and marginal groups of the society; |
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Follow a rights-based approach |
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Work within given structures and legislative frameworks. |
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Act as a facilitator. |
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Follow the do no harm principle. |
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Flexibility in the approach to be responsive to ground reality and context changes. |
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Foster the sustainability of local governance. |
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Main activities: |
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Local governance self-assessments by community groups and Union Parishads, which lead to actions to improve local governance functioning |
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Strategic and annual UP planning and budgeting involving the public at ward level and disclosing the plan and budget to the citizens. This also involves a mapping exercise to identify resources and the economic and social status of the households in the Union . |
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Supporting community groups to understand their rights and how to access these (e.g. right to information, participation in UP planning processes, supervision of UP and UZP projects, access to safety-net programmes, access to khash land, access to UP and line agency services). |
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Capacity building support to UP and UZP in planning and budgeting, tax revenue generation, administrative and financial management, reaching the extreme poor with services, communication and public information disclosure, female leadership. |
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Participatory gender analysis with UP, Standing Committees and civil society leaders leading to action to improve gender equity in the Union . |
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Budget support to UPs and UZPs. |
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Advocacy related activities at regional and national level drawing on the field experiences. |
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Achievements up to September 2009: (Reflecting phase I achievements with 100 UPs and in collaboration with CARE)
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All working area UPs perform participatory UP planning and budgeting culminating in open budget sharing meetings with the involvement of more than 1,100 persons. |
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UP projects are benefiting more the poor, poorest, women and marginalized groups. |
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All working area UPs have installed budget and project monitoring boards and on site project information boards. |
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All working area UPs share there budget implementation progress twice a year with the citizens in open public meetings. |
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More than 150,000 citizens in the working area are annually involved in the UP planning process. |
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7,500 citizens are involved in oversight of UP functioning through their involvement in Standing Committees, Project Implementation and Supervision Committees. |
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68 % average increase in holding tax revenues by Union Parishads within three years. |
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| Budget phase II (September 2009 August 2013) |
CHF 9 Mio (US$ 8.3 Mio) |
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