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Strengthening of Districts and Local-Level
Governments Project (SDLLG) |
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This page provides information about the SDLLG
Project and is objectives. To view more, click on the links provided below. |
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Background Information |
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The Strengthening of Districts and Local-level Government
Project is a European Union (EU) and GoPNG funded project
with the objective to strengthen capacity and development
initiatives at the district and local government level in
Papua New Guinea. It also aims to support the delivery of
essential services to the population of PNG and to support
the foundation for broad based socio-economic growth.
This project resulted from
studies carried out by the National authorizing Officer
(NAO) and the European Commission (EC) which concluded that
there was a need for more concerted and coordinated effort
to strengthen the governance sector at the sub-national
level. The study established that existing efforts were
insufficient and therefore required enhancement by more
robust and coordinated approach directly targeting the lower
levels of government administration. |
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Objective and Purpose |
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The objective of the project is to support and
strengthen the functioning of Districts and LLGs for the effective service
delivery for broad-based socio-economic development.
The expected outcomes are summarized as;
- improved capacity of lower levels of
government (Districts and LLGs)
- improved accountability of lower levels of
governments, and
- improved overall framework for effective
functioning of lower levels of governments.
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The Project Components |
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The project will be delivered in four (4)
components;
- Grants to strengthen capacity and
development initiatives at district and LLG level (emphasis on physical
infrastructure, capacity)
- Support to training and capacity building
(emphasis on systems and processes and procedures and manpower skilling -
PNGIPA and UPNG Open Campus)
- Management support to DPLGA (emphasis on
capacity of DPLGA to support proper implementation of the Programme)
- Support to governance initiatives (emphasis
on support for work promoting good governance at national level. (Ombudsman
Commission and Parliamentary Committees)
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Steering Committee |
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stipulated under the Financing Agreement, a Steering
Committee has been established under the Programme. The
Committee comprise department of National Planning and
Monitoring, department of Treasury, Finance and PSRMU and to
be chaired by Secretary DPLGA. The Committee, among other
tasks will oversee and provide policy direction,
coordination with other donor programmes, approve work plans
for programme grants, and approve capacity building
strategies for districts and LLGs. The Work of the Committee
is guided by the TOR. |
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Current Status
of the Project |
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With EC Short Term Assistance, the project implementation
framework was developed. It's main purpose was to prepare
for the project's first operational programme estimate and
focuses in particular on the preparation of the grants to
strengthen capacity and development initiatives at district
and LLG level. The
framework includes :
- Terms of reference for the Steering Committee
- Programme Estimate for the Start-Up Phase
- Evaluation and Funding Criteria for Programme
activities
- Project Presentation at Steering Committee meeting
and a wider stakeholder consultation at a later stage.
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The Start-Up
Programme Estimate |
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The programme Start-Up Phase
covers the following areas:
1. Preparation of the Grant
Scheme to Support Lower Levels of Government (Grants is the
first component to be implemented)
This will involve ;
- preparation of calls for proposals detailing
eligibility and selection criteria,
- establishment of the Grant Selection Committee and
- conducting information dissemination and awareness
workshops.
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Training and Capacity Building for the Districts and LLGs |
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3. Support to DPLGA in the
Programme Management |
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4. Support to Ombudsman
Commission to support good governance initiatives. |
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Regional Workshops |
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A key activity will be for the
DPLGA to ensure, through proper and adequate information
dissemination and awareness workshops, that the Provincial
and District Administrations to understand the basic
requirements of the EU Programme including the Grant Scheme,
Eligibility and Selection Criteria which includes the
Evaluation Criteria. Regional workshops will be conducted to
support this activity. |
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Counterpart Funding |
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Preparation
for the PIP counterpart funding is ready for
submission to the Department of National Planning and
Monitoring. |
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General Points |
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This project
is an opportunity and a challenge for the Provinces
especially the Provincial Administrators, Provincial
Treasurers, District Administrators and District
Treasurers who will now be the key players in ensuring
that the project proposals are developed and implemented
according to development priorities meet set criteria
and procedures of the project. This is an
opportunity not to be missed. We must ride on this
opportunity. We will make use of this money but
must get our acts together. The onus is upon us to
support this project to make it work for the benefit of
our districts and LLGs who have missed out on this much
needed assistance and opportunity
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In
Provinces, development focus is in the districts and
LLGs. This Project is targeting Districts and LLGs.
Therefore it is important that provinces must know the
real situation on the ground, plans with up-to-date
information database should show what is needed and is
priority and will make an impact. What to target
through the project, eg. capacity, training,
infrastructure, water, schools, health, housing,
communication, electricity etc.
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Organic Law
will be the basis for its implementation. Welcome
the confidence in the donor partners to use the PGAS
system in the disbursement of funds through the
Provincial and District Treasuries.
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The onus is
on provinces to get their acts together as the grants
criteria will be based on compliance with Organic Law
provisions.
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EU wants
project to be implemented through our legal governance
framework and not parallel to it.
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We know that
the EDF procedures can be complicated but we have to
learn to live with this as there is checks and balances
in any donor funded programmes and EU is no exception.
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Districts who
have been complying with Organic Law provisions will
have no problems accessing grants. Those who have
not will have to do this very quickly or miss out.
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Many services
are not there in the districts and LLGs as focus in the
past has been centred around PHQs. This is the way
forward and is a great opportunity for us to build
capacity at districts and in LLGs
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There is a
need now for provinces, districts and LLGs to get your
act together and more importantly comply with existing
requirements of law. These are some of the
requirements and criteria which must be met in order to
access funding support.
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Provinces
will not be by-passed as Districts and LLGs are the
extended arm of the province. Most district and
LLG plans are captured in the provincial 5 year
development plan and implementation of programmes is
part of the process.
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A key to the
success of the project is partnership. Governments,
Provinces, Districts and LLGs need to work together with
partners eg. Churches, NGOs, CBOs, private sector etc.
to deliver basic services.
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