“Central government is empty without local government…change starts at a local level” President Hakainde Hichilema during official opening of LGAZ Annual Conference a 3 day event held from 16-18 November 2021 in Lusaka Zambia #localgov#Decentralization
Lucy Slack highlighted achievements of the Jo Cox Project: "Executive management training of 56 women; leadership training of 52 senior managers and training of 69 women in business development and digitisation; and governance training of 250 people to hold #localgov accountable"
Mr Shingirai Chikazhe, from NJCA in Zimbabwe explained that although much must still be done to facilitate youth participating in #localgov, youth town councils have been established in urban and rural areas to institutionalise youth participation in local governance.#youth
The running of markets and bus stations has been handed over to the local government as required by legislation. Will the Government @HHichilema also hand over vehicle licensing, tolls and electricity to local government has required under article 147 (2) of the constitution.
We are delighted to bring together the members of the Women in Local Government and the Young Women in Local Government Networks from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe in a Peer Learning focused on increasing women representation in #localgov through the 50/50 campaign
Mayor Chilando Chitangala from Lusaka City: "Women representation in the Zambian government has actually decreased due to lack of support, lack of funding and cultural obstacles" .
Increasing diversity in local government strengthens our ability to address inequalities and meet the needs of all in the community. Let's use mentoring to make sure everyone has a place at the table. #localgov#SDG5#ComWLG@kenishaworks@clgf_caribbean@ALGAJamaica
The University of the Western Cape together with Addis Ababa University in collaboration with CLGF and Hanns Seidel Foundation hosts the inaugural African School on Decentralisation from 16-27 August 2021. We look forward to insightful and exciting discussions. #ASD2021
Prof Nico Steyler from Dullah Omar Institute discusses the role of traditional leaders in decentralisation. For more information please check out the Factsheets on Decentration at https://t.co/jl8cVGAl33
CLGF Chairperson, Rev Mpho Moruakgomo states that Local government is best placed to understand the needs of the people as it is sphere of government closest to the people. He calls for decentralisation since it is necessary to achieve the SDGs. #ASD2021
Today women in #localgov are still facing many barriers that make their political participation difficult. We need to make those barriers visible and invite all actors to promote the ability of women to participate fully at all levels of decision-making #SDG5#ComWLG@CLGF_News
Confidence building and exposure are two key success elements in mentoring programmes for women in local government. What kind of confidence building mechnisms do you use? Share your stories durring the #ComWLG Month of Mentoring! #SDG5#localgov
Mentoring for women in #localgov is a continuous journey. It involves building trust, sustaining connectedness, intergenerational dialogue helping the mentee navigate difficult spaces & facilitating learning and unlearning #SDG5#ComWLG@NyashaNyashams@ClgfPacific
We have just launched the Month of Mentoring in cooperation with the #ComWLG In these upcoming weeks we will provide you with detailed information on why mentoring for women in local government is so important and share practical advice and recommendations #SDG5#localgov