Guidance and systemization of experiences
The GPS Guide is offered as a training material for municipal managers and civil society organizations of Brazilian cities, to support them in the implementation of plans and identification of indicators of goals that address sustainable development. The Platform is built based in open standards and free software technologies and the training programs are offered with no cost to municipalities and civil society organizations alike; at the moment of the publication of the guide, 283 Brazilian municipalities have joined the Programme, including 22 capital cities, meaning a population of more than 67 million people which represents 33% of the national population, according to IBGE´s Projection.
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This study documents the region’s efforts towards decentralized governance and local development in six countries, that is: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Union of the Comoros. The Study...
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Concept notes and papers
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Promoting participation through community development projects and local decentralization has become a central tenet of development policy. The World Bank alone has invested about $85 billion over the...
