Tag: Development
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Together for 2030 – A Global Partnership Committed to Betterment of Humanity
At the Together for The 2030 Agenda–The Partnerships Playbook, seeks to share values in action with member countries, one that is humanity-based. The Partnership comes together in a renewed and focused manner through what unites us rather divides us. According to the 2030 Agenda “We are bound by our commitment to work together to support…
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West Africa and Decentralization
What is decentralization? “The dispersion or distribution of functions and powers; specifically : the delegation of power from a central authority to regional and local authorities.” How does it happen in West Africa? Who gets the money and why? Decentralization generally refers to the transfer of certain responsibilities away from the central level to the…
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African Fiscal Decentralization: A Means to Local Governance
A common problem of local community-led development efforts is that local communities sometimes lack the proper resources to accomplish their goals. Additionally, when central governments control the budgets of local governments, money disbursement can become unfair and untimely. This is where we begin to question the best methods of funding local community efforts, and this is where…
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The White House Summit on Global Development: Celebration, Legacy, and Looking Forward
The Obama administration took July 20th to celebrate almost eight years of global development policies, strategies, and initiatives. The summit hosted six panels around youth, partnerships, governance, food security, energy, and global health. Each panel discussed successes and lessons learned, many of which hold the essence of the principles of community-led development. Practices like subnational…