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DLDP - phase II (Decentralisation and Local Development Programme)

Key message: Support municipalities and communes to successfully plan, implement and monitor a balanced process of decentralisation and local development

Description

IC started from 1 January 2006 a new „Decentralization and Local Development Programme“ (DLDP) in Northern Albania, financed by SDC (phase 1: July 2006 – February 2010, phase 2: March 2010 - February 2013, functioning through a programme support office in Shkodra).
The main DLDP goal is to support a group of 8 partner municipalities and communes in the Shkodra region - in close cooperation with citizens and civil society organisations - to successfully plan, implement and monitor a comprehensive and balanced process of decentralisation and local development.
The following five working domains have been agreed with the partners:
1. Strategic planning (including monitoring and quality management)
2. Public services provision, management and administration
3. Financial management (incl. local tax collection and participatory budgeting)
4. Participation of the civil society (including communication with the citizens)
5. Inter-municipal exchange and cooperation, as well as contributing to the national policy dialogue (horizontal and vertical integration)

Local partner: Co-plan Tirana, FLAG Tirana, ANTTARC Tirana

International partner: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Urbaplan Lausanne, Competence Centre for Public Management University of Bern, CreaConsult Biel

Fact sheet

Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2006 End: 2013 Status: Current

Region: Eastern Europe

Country: Albania

Working domain: Local Governance and Civil Society

Key topic: Local governance | Municipal management | Public services

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Pascal Arnold

Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Pascal Arnold

Responsible at Head Office: Valbona Karakaci

Contact

Address:
L. Kongresi Përmetit
Rruga Oso Kuka Nr. 11
Shkoder 4000
Albania

Phone: +355 22 50 999 / 50 247

E-Mail: dldp@intercooperation.org.al

Website: http://www.dldp.al

Resp. for this entry: parnold

Achieving more together

Helvetas and Intercooperation entered a strategic partnership in 2008. Within the next 12 months, they will become one organisation under the name of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation.