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Brief
Description
The United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) in Lesotho, in collaboration with the United
Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Government of
Lesotho, is in the process of operationalizing the Lesotho Local
Development Programme (LLDP). The LLDP focuses on institutional
development and capacity building aspects of decentralisation and
local development including the development of systems and
elaboration of procedures for community infrastructure and service
delivery.
Purpose of project:
Institution of a system at both the
central and local level enabling decentralised, inclusive, pro-poor
effective planning and budgeting of local development, including the
institution of financing mechanisms for local public infrastructure,
social service provision, and local economic development of rural
communities.
Project strategy:
UNDP and UNCDF expect that the LLDP
will eventually provide the Government with a national framework for
social, political and economic local development. Ownership of
the LLDP programme lies with the Government, who will provide the
political leadership necessary for driving the process. The
LLDP will be coordinated by an inter-ministerial working group
operating at the national level led by the Ministry of Local
Government and Chieftainship. The programme will be supported
by a dedicated support team within the Ministry, under the Director
General of Local Government, technically and financially supported
by UNDP, UNCDF and other partners. In its initial phase, the
LLDP will be initially piloted in the districts of Maseru, Berea and
Thaba Tseka.
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Project Time line |
June 2009
- June 2013 |
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Status |
Launched on June 15, 2009 |
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Location |
Maseru, Berea, Thaba Tseka |
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UNDP Programme
Officer |
Mr. M. Valenza |
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UNDAF Outcome
#3: Governance institutions strengthened, ensuring gender
equality, public service delivery and human rights for all by
2012 |
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Expected
Outcome(s)/Indicator (s):
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Demand-driven and
decentralized public service delivery based on claim-holder
aspirations and participation strengthened.
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Expected Output(s)/Indicator(s):
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Output 1
Established systems for inclusive, pro-poor
decentralised and effective planning and budgeting of local
development at central level and applied (as pilots) in the
three central districts.
Output 2
Operational and sustainable procedures for
the provision of community planned infrastructure and the
delivery of social services at local level implemented and
strengthened.
Output 3
Financing mechanisms for public
infrastructure and local economic
development of rural communities are established and operational
through fiscal decentralisation (in the three districts).
Output 4
Lessons learned and best practices from the
LLDP integrated into national policies on decentralisation.
Output 5
Capacity of the Ministry of Local
Government and Chieftainship to Implement and Coordinate the
decentralization process is strengthened.
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Implementing
partner: |
Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship |
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Responsible
Parties: |
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Budget and major
sources of funding: |
UNDP $1,450,000
UNCDF $1,700,000
Government of Lesotho
$ 154,000 |
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Delivery: |
Around 50,000 USD (as of August 2009) |
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