The mayor and village council members from Area C village Khalet al-Mayya were invited by Area A city of Ramallah to join them to exchange ideas on how to improve civil services and establish a Citizen Service Center. The visit was coordinated by APLA (the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities) and VNG International has organized […]
The first IDEAL advisory board of 2019 took place on Thursday April 11th. The meeting was chaired by Mr Carol van Eert, mayor of Rheden and member of the VNG Commission ‘Europe and International’. Rheden is one of the Dutch municipalities involved in the IDEAL programme. The Advisory Board furthermore consists of representatives from the […]
A recent report by KU Leuven’s HIVA research institute shows insight in and lessons learned from decentralisation organisations to taxation initiatives in the global south. Data from VNG International’s project Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement (TREE) in Ghana is used, amongst other projects, to develop this report. Why focus on taxation? At the international conference […]
In Ghana VNG International, together with its local partner Maple consult, are implementing The Ghana Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement (TREE) project (2019-2021) to boost revenues and improve quality of services delivered by the participating municipalities. End of March a leaderships masterclass for mayors and political leaders of the first tranche of participating municipalities was […]
In Ghana VNG International, together with its local partner Maple consult, are implementing the so called The Ghana Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement (TREE) project (2019-2021) to boost revenues and improve quality of services delivered by the participating municipalities. End of March a kick off meeting for the second tranche of 17 municipalities was launched […]
I am pleased the IDEMA programme enables, VNG International and CILG to share our knowledge and experience of decentralisation and local governance with Tunisia. I really hope the programme contributes to a more accountable and inclusive governance and enables the Government of Tunisia’s a long-term decentralization process.” Pieter Jeroense, Tunis. In Tunisia, the implementation of […]
VNG International is proud to announce that on Monday the 1st of April, during the first day of the inception meeting of the EU funded Maintaining Strength and Resilience for Local Governments (MASAR) project in Iraq, VNG International and the Ministry of Planning of Federal Iraq signed a Letter of Intent. Two days later, on […]
Every trip I make with VNG International is remarkable. This trip has not been an exception. I joined a delegation on a mission to Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan. This mission is the first step for a project that will last three years in total. Under the name MASAR (Maintaining Strength and Resilience) for Local Governments and […]
VNG International, organized a study visit for a delegation of Nepalese government officials together with International IDEA and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), between 11 and 14 March.The objective of the study visit was drawing lessons from the Dutch local government system. Nepal is currently in the transition from a unitary system to […]
On the Friday the 15th of March 2019, just a week before World Water Day, VNG International and World Waternet signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration in Mali. The MoU represents a joint expression of the interest and the will of both actors to engage in collaboration to strengthen local governance in […]
After a successful first study visit as part of the EU-funded ASPIRE project of VNG International (Advancing Strong Partnerships for Inclusive and Resilient Economic Development), another visit was organised from 25 to 28 February. A delegation from Puntland state (Somalia) visited the municipalities of The Hague, Zoetermeer and Rijswijk to learn about the role of […]
The objective of this second edition of the UCLG Peace Prize is to celebrate successful initiatives undertaken by local governments worldwide that implement strategies for conflict prevention, peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction, and to encourage others to follow suit. Moreover, it aims at generating international public attention to innovative and high impact initiatives by local governments […]
