Water sector reform programme, Kenya

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Community development El Salvador / El Salvador
Dialogue with local communities
Dialogue with local communities
DESCPRIPTION OF PROJECT
The main objectives of the project included the promotion of local com­munity development as well as the continuation of decentralisation measures as defined by the official strategy of the Government of El Salvador. These development measures were aimed in particular at motivating local communities to partici­pate via their local authorities in decision-making processes at the communal level.

The Consultant assisted the project authority in developing capabilities on the part of local authorities and communities for defining projects jointly and independently and also for implementing these both in administrative and technical respect. For this, competitions were organised allowing the communities to apply to the project authority for funding of specific social infrastructure projects. For the selection of these projects and the preparation of the necessary applications, local democratic dialogues between the residents and their local authority were required and encouraged accordingly by the officials.

The Consultant organised and implemented training courses for those participating in the process and monitored the administrative and technical implementation of the various projects.
PROJECT COMPONENTS AND
TECHNICAL DATA
  • 34 municipalities in the departments of La Paz and Ahuachapán
  • Infrastructure projects in the areas of roads, bridges and water supply

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Assistance, training and support of communities regarding the participation in reconstruction and development projects
CLIENT
Fondo de Inversión Social para el Desarrollo Local de El Salvador (FISDL)
FINANCING
KfW Entwicklungsbank
SCOPE OF SERVICES
  • Technical assistance
  • Institutional strengthening
  • Project management & Controlling
  • Awareness building
  • Training
  • Co-ordination of construction supervision
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