AFRICA GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING

 

                                I.      Background

This training is divided into 4 parts

1)    Governing Local Governments without corruption

2)    Civic Participation for Good Governance

3)    Handling Finances in Local Government - Part 1

4)    Finance in Local Government – ‘Participatory Budgeting.’

                            II.      Targeted Audience:

1.     Local Public Officials

2.     Members of the Local Community

3.     Representatives of Civil Society

4.     Students

5.     Elected officials in Local Governments

                        III.      History of the Program:

The training program was developed by Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa (MDP- ESA)www.mdpafrica.org.zw with the assistance of World Bank Institute with support of among others the Netherlands Partnership Program.  The initial course dissemination was possible in cooperation with National associations of Local Governments in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and First Voice International. 

The program which was initially on Radio Waves is to be dissemination is by use of CDs on which the course has been recorded together with use of workbooks.

                           IV.      Various areas where training is to be done:

8 full sessions expected of training involving 4 parts each, with each part averaging 15 teaching days of 2 hours, in Entebbe Municipality; Wakiso; Kakiri; Nansana; Kira; and Kajjansi Trading Centre.

 

AFRICA GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING BUDGET

NO.	ACTIVITY	COST Ug Shs	COST Pounds
1	Procurement of equipment to facilitate the training  which will include:  1.   Portable CD Player Radio – 8 PCs @ 210,000/- 2.   Computer Printer 1 PC 450,000/- 3.   Empty CDs – 32 PCs; that is 8 PCs per Course where recording will cost @ 500/- 4.   Digital Camera 1 PC at 750,000/- 5.   Computer 1 PC at 2,000,000/- 6.   Producing Workbooks – 500 PCs @ course 125 PCs at Shs 15,000/- each 7.   A Stabilizer 1 PC at 250,000/- 8.   Raleigh Bicycles – 8 PCs @ 200,000/- 9.   Portable Boards for writing on – 8 PCs @ 100,000/- 10.                Stationery – 18 Reams of Typing paper @ 10,000/- 11.                Connecting MTN Internet  - 413,000/- 12.                Provision for Communication  - Telephone	1,680,000 450,000 480,000 750,000 2,000,000 7,500,000 250,000 1,600,000 800,000 180,000 413,000 397,000	672 180 192 300 800 3000 100 640 320 72 165 159
2	Motor vehicle purchase	17,000,000	6800
3	Repairs, spares and maintenance of vehicle (3,000,000) and cost of fuel for 1 year (at 2,500/- = 7,350,000/-)	10,350,000	4140
4	Payment of allowances to 7 Facilitators for 12 months (350,000 x 8 x 12)	33,600,000	13440
	TOTAL BUDGET (Pound 30,980)	77,450,000	30980