Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

The Centre for citizens participation in the African union (CCP-AU)

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  • Publisher: Centre for citizens participation in the African union (CCP-AU)
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  • Keywords: governance, gender, economic development, social development, political participation, legislation, development policy, international co-operation, africa
The CCP-AU seeks to support citizens and other actors to integrate African Union (AU) policy standards and legal instruments in national laws, policies and programmes that promote good governance, gender equality, and the realisation of basic economic, political, social and cultural rights.

LED knowledge : the global resource site for local economic development

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  • Publisher: International labour organization (ILO) [etc.]
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  • Keywords: capacity building, training programmes, employment, information exchange, economic development
LED Knowledge is an ILO initiative to facilitate access to resources and training materials developed by local economic development experts and practitioners at the global level with the objective of improving knowledge sharing and the exchange of experiences.

WACSI : West Africa civil society institute

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  • Publisher: West Africa civil society institute (WACSI)
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  • Keywords: training programmes, capacity building, governance, civil society, community participation, west africa
WACSI was set up to bridge the institutional and operational gaps identified in civil society. It seeks to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of CSOs to engage in policy formulation, implementation, and the promotion of democratic values and principles in West Africa.

The Partnering initiative : developing the art and science of cross-sector partnerships

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  • Publisher: International business leaders forum (IBLF)
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  • Keywords: governance, co-operation between organizations, local government, civil society, economic development, sustainable development
The Partnering Initiative works with individuals, organisations, and systems to promote and develop partnerships for sustainable development - between business, government and civil society.

Civil society building : an academic-practitioner cooperation to strengthen civil society building efforts

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  • Publisher: Humanist institute for cooperation with developing countries (HIVOS) etc.]
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  • Keywords: local government, civil society, capacity building, information exchange
This Knowledge Programme on Civil Society Building (CSB) is an academic-practitioner cooperation to strengthen CSB efforts. It aims to contribute to the wider debate on how to best strengthen civil society to empower the most marginalized groups in society.
 

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