LOCAL GOVERNANCE ASSISTANCE ACTIVITY (LGAA)
Strengthening the performance of selected local government units (LGUs) through multi-year technical assistance and capacity development.
LGAA’s purpose is to strengthen the performance of selected local government units (LGUs) through multi-year technical assistance and capacity development to better plan for, manage, and improve quality of LGU service delivery, promote sustainable local development, and increase transparency and accountability to citizens and businesses. LGAA’s assistance will help provide citizens and businesses meaningful roles in strengthening local governance, putting idle municipal land and real property to productive use, increasing investment in sustainable local development, and improving vertical accountability to prevent elected officials from maintaining power through patronage and engaging in malfeasance with impunity. LGAA, in partnership with civil society, the private sector, and other local actors, will contribute to advancing locally led development through three objectives:
• Objective 1: Municipal capacity for providing transparent, accountable, and quality public service delivery in response to citizens and business demands strengthened;
• Objective 2: Sustainable development initiatives utilizing partnerships between local governments, the private sector, and/or civil society strengthened; and
• Objective 3: Citizens and businesses empowered to influence decision making processes, demand positive change, and hold municipal officials accountable.