From 2012-2014, the United Nations Democracy Fund supported The Hunger Project to build a community of practice on Participatory Local Democracy. This community was mobilized to comprise dozens of local pro-democracy civil society groups in more than 70 countries.
Following a series of regional meetings in Africa, Asia and Latin America in 2012, a small secretariat team in Washington DC developed a multidimensional Participatory Local Democracy Index and solicited input from all participating countries to issue State of Participatory Local Democracy Reports during the 2013 and 2014 UN General Assembly.
UNDEF does not “renew” grants – it intends to make a catalytic investment, and with this project they succeeded. It led directly to the launch of the Movement for Community-led Development alongside the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015.
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Introducing the RDLG Bibliographic Database
We are pleased to announce that the Rural Decentralization and Local Government (RDLG) Database, with its 1600 bibliographic entries – is now part of this website. The Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands has, for many years, supported its development and operation within its KIT Information and Library Services. When the services closed in August 2013 due…
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Decentralizing agricultural extension : lessons and good practice
Abstract: Field extension advisory services are well suited to decentralized approaches, but a comprehensive extension system requires a range of extension support services and programs, some of which (strategy formulation, training, M&E) are often best carried out at the central level. Author(s): Alex, Gary; World Bank Source(s): , v, 16 p., ill., tabs Published: 2000…
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Capacity.org : a gateway on capacity development : [e-journal] / European centre for development policy management
Abstract: Capacity.org is a web magazine-cum-portal for practitioners and policy makers working on capacity development in international cooperation in the South. Author(s): ECDPM Source(s): , Published: 1999 European centre for development policy management (ECDPM), Maastricht (English; Spanish; French ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.capacity.org/en/journal/archives/(offset)/30
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YI : Youth initiative
Abstract: YI is one of the leading youth organisations working in the field of youth empowerment, strengthening of student and youth politics, promotion of civic engagement, democratisation and human rights in Nepal. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 1999 Youth initiative (YI), Kathmandu (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://youthinitiative.org.np/contact