Annual Update 2019 VNG International
Building More
Effective Public
Administration
by strengthening
local government
What makes people satisfied about their local government? The answer is easy: make sure public services like waste collection and the provision of drinking water are functioning and well-maintained, at an affordable price. If people need official documents, make sure they can get them close to where they live, without corruption or long waiting times. And, rightly so, people want a say in decisions that impact their living environment. They want it to be clean, safe, pleasant.
How to make that a reality, is less easy. Well-defined inter-governmental interfaces are needed, including inter-governmental financial relations that match the division of responsibilities; local councillors who understand their role, and staff who have the skills and attitude to perform; local taxation is crucial for sustained service provision, but also requires accountability and a well-functioning civil registry and land/property registration. This is just a selection from the many issues that we address in our projects in this area of expertise.
Recent / Ongoing Projects
▼ Benin, Local Land Management Support Project
01-01-2015 / 01-01-2019
donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: ANCB, Municipality of Dogbo, Municipality Klouékanmè, LID Management
Benin, Technical Assistance for the OmiDelta Programme
01-10-2017 / 30-06-2021
donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: COWI
Benin, Projet de Modernisation de l'Administration Foncière au Bénin (PMAF) | 23-11-2018 / 30-11-2022
donor: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Benin
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: MDF/Management for Development Foundation, Kadaster International
01-11-2017 / 31-05-2020
donor: GIZ Benin
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: AMBERO Consulting Gesellschaft mbH
▼ Ghana, Tax for Development | 01-11-2017 / 31-12-2021
donor: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ghana
Morocco, Mission de Conseil pour la Réforme de la Gouvernance Publique au Maroc | 01-09-2017 / 31-07-2020
donor: Delegation of the European Union to Morocco
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: GFA Consulting Group GmbH, DMI Associates, Thalys Conseil SA
Netherlands, Policy Advice to Dutch Municipalities on
International Cooperation | 01-01-2019 / 31-12-2019
donor: VNG, Association of Netherlands Municipalities
Palestinian Territories, Decentralisation of Property Tax
01-08-2018 / 31-12-2021
donor: Netherlands Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority
▼ Palestinian Territories, Area (C) Resilience Development Initiative | 01-02-2018 / 01-01-2020
donor: Office of the European Representative (EUREP)
Turkey, Technical Assistance for Town Twinning between Turkey and the EU | 06-04-2018 / 05-04-2020
donor: Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU) Turkey
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: WYG Turkey, Project Group Turkey
Worldwide, Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group 2019 UCLG | 01-01-2019 / 31-12-2019
donor and CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: FCM, Municipality of Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, UCLG, SKL, VNG
Zimbabwe, Local Authority Capacity Enhancement Project 2
01-03-2018 / 01-03-2020
donor: Delegation of the European Union to Zimbabwe
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: Municipal Development Partnership (MDP), Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe, Association of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe