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Status: Closed

MDP (Municipal Development Project in Doboj Region, Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Description

The aim of the project is to support selected municipalities in both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Doboj region) towards more effective, efficient, participative, accountable and transparent local governance with an active involvement of the civil society.
The project includes 3 main action lines :
1. Support the strengthening of key instruments of municipal policy, development planning and management, incorporating the principles of good governance and based on a common and shared vision of municipal development.
2. Foster organisational innovation and mechanisms for improving participative governance between local authorities and civil society actors.
3. Support the dissemination and exchange of good practices between the municipalities (horizontal dissemination) and their introduction in policy development on good governance in BiH (vertical integration).

The three action lines are closely interlinked. Common vision and action plans have been elaborated through participative mechanisms. The stakeholders at municipal level, including civil society organisations and representatives, have been meeting to define the vision of the municipality, which will guide future activities. New forms of participative mechanisms evolve from the action plans and result in specific project proposals to be implemented. Good practice dissemination supports the strengthening of the progress achieved and contributes to policy dialogue with higher level of government.

Local partner: Soros Foundation/OSF, EDA Enterpise Development Agency Banja Luka, CCI Centers for Civic Initiatives Tuzla

International partner: SEREC, World Bank Insititute, Kompetenzzentrum für Public Management Universtity of Berne

Fact sheet

Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2001 End: open Status: Closed

Region: Eastern Europe

Country: Bosnia And Herzegovina

Working domain: Local Governance and Civil Society

Key topic: Municipal development and decentralization | Legal framework | Local governance | Municipal management | Public services

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Snezana Misic Mihajlovic

Responsible at Head Office: Stéphanie Roschi Traoré

Advisors, programme officers: Bogdan Nikolic | Slavisa Djuric | Snezana Misic Mihajlovic | Stéphanie Roschi Traoré

Associated staff: Damir Omerbegovic

Contact

Address:
Municipal Development Project
Intercooperation
Kralja Aleksandra 52
BA - 74000 Doboj

Phone: ++387 53 200 371 Fax: ++ 387 53 200 373

E-Mail: mdp@teol.net

Website: http://www.mdp.ba/engleski.php

Resp. for this entry: smisic

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.