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VNG International invites you to explore its global projects and programmes. In collaboration with local governments, communities, civil society, the private sector, national governments, and other stakeholders, we strive to share expertise and implement initiatives that foster better futures for all. By supporting local governments as enduring institutions, we act as catalysts, empowering them to lead decision-making and shape a brighter future for their citizens.
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  • Togo, Land Reform to accelerate Agricultural Productivity (LRAP) – Projet de réforme foncière pour l’accroissement de la productivité agricole

    Country: Togo
    Field of expertise: Building More Effective Public Administration
    Duration: Start October 1, 2023 till February 28, 2026
    The Land Reform for Agricultural Productivity (LRAP) project, funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is led by the Millennium Challenge Account Togo (OMCA-Togo) to support the Togolese government in its land reform process and the operationalisation of the land and property code (Law n2018-005 of 14 June 2018). The LRAP project will ultimately improve […]

  • Tunisia, Initiative for an effective decentralisation and attractive municipalities (IDEMA)

    Country: Tunisia
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start November 7, 2018 till October 31, 2022
    The wider objective of the project is to support the decentralisaiton process in Tunisia. The specific objectives are linked to the three components of the programme: Decentralisation (Outcome 1), Local Economic Development (Outcome 2) and Participation & Accountability (Outcome 3). The project will contribute to a framework for taking the decentralisation process a […]

  • Tunisia, Programme d’Appui à la Réforme de Décentralisation

    Country: Tunisia
    Field of expertise: Building More Effective Public Administration
    Duration: Start October 8, 2019 till October 7, 2022
    The Programme d’Appui ã la Rãfome de Dãcentralisation (PARD, Program in support of the decentralization reform) unites two completementary projects to accompany and support the decentralization and deconcentration process in Tunisia, led by the Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment. The two projects are for institutional and communication support, of which VNG International implements the […]

  • Turkey, Realizing Alliances with Citizen Assemblies (MATRA-CA)

    Country: Turkey
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start November 1, 2020 till November 1, 2022
    The overall objective of the project was to contribute to enhanced local governance in Türkiye through improved procedural participation process and participatory decision-making methods. The project consisted of the following specific objectives: Strengthened public participation processes in three municipalities through the completion of three procedural participation pilots, evidenced by their adoption of citizens’ assembly […]

  • Uganda, Consultancy to design Sub-National Pooled Fin.Mech

    Country: Uganda
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 20, 2022 till April 30, 2023
    The wider objective of the project is to design a sub national pooled financing mechanism for local governments and cities in Uganda and build their capacity to operationalize it. The purpose of the subnational pooled financing mechanism for LGs and Cities in Uganda is to provide a mechanism for cooperation between local governments in […]

  • Uganda, Inclusive Decisions At Local Level (IDEAL)

    Country: Uganda
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start January 1, 2017 till December 31, 2021
    IDEAL (Inclusive Decisions At Local Level) is a programme by VNG International implemented in seven countries facing fragility or conflict: Burundi, Mali, Palestine, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. Despite the diverging contexts and topics in the IDEAL programme, we still pursue one common overall objective: Involving citizens in local governance in order for local […]

  • Uganda, Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance

    Country: Uganda
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start January 1, 2022 till December 31, 2026
    The Strategic Partnership between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and VNG International is 5-year programme, focused on 4 thematic priorities: Security & Rule of Law, Migration, Local Revenue Mobilisation, and Integrated Water Management. This programme, called the Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance (SDLG) programme, is currently being implemented in 9 countries (Burundi, Mali, […]

  • Ukraine, Democratic Governance East Activity

    Country: Ukraine
    Field of expertise: Building More Effective Public Administration
    Duration: Start February 28, 2019 till September 30, 2023
    DG East is a five-year, $57,051,252 contract that aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in eastern Ukraine by promoting good governance, accelerating economic growth, advancing anti-corruption efforts, and strengthening an inclusive civic identity. The project has the following objectives and sub-objectives (SOs): Objective 1: Greater acceptance of a […]

  • Ukraine, Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance

    Country: Ukraine
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start January 1, 2022 till December 31, 2026
    The Strategic Partnership between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and VNG International is 5-year programme, focused on 4 thematic priorities: Security & Rule of Law, Migration, Local Revenue Mobilisation, and Integrated Water Management. This programme, called the Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance (SDLG) programme, is currently being implemented in 9 countries (Burundi, Mali, […]

  • Upper Egypt Local Development Program – Implementation Support Consultants

    Country: Egypt
    Field of expertise: Improving Access to Basic Services
    Duration: Start February 1, 2019 till December 31, 2021
    The objective of the Upper Egypt Local Development Program (UELDP) is to improve the business environment for private sector development and strengthen local government capacity for quality infrastructure and service delivery in Qena and Sohag Governorates in Upper Egypt. The Program aims to: i) improve the business environment and economic competitiveness ii) close […]

  • Urban Development Technical Facility

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start October 1, 2022 till September 30, 2026
    The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is: To support the global transition to inclusive, climate-neutral, resilient, equitable and sustainable development pathways. This contract will focus on the urban dimension of this transition. The specific objective of this contract is as follows: To deliver high-level technical assistance and policy advice in order […]

  • Uzbekistan, Support to the Implementation of Strategy 2030 Operational Plans – Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing in Municipal Finance for Uzbekistan

    Country: Uzbekistan
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 24, 2021 till May 31, 2022
    The wider objective of the project is to generate knowledge and build capacity in municipal finance of Uzbekistan Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded Integrated Urban Development Project cities. It supports one of the core pillars of ADB’s Strategy 2030 Operational Priority 4: Making Cities More Livable which is to strengthen financial sustainability of cities. It […]

  • Various Countries, Inclusive Decisions At Local Level (IDEAL)

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Involving Citizens in Decision Making
    Duration: Start January 1, 2017 till December 31, 2021
    IDEAL (Inclusive Decisions At Local Level) is a programme by VNG International implemented in seven countries facing fragility or conflict: Burundi, Mali, Palestine, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. Despite the diverging contexts and topics in the IDEAL programme, we still pursue one common overall objective: Involving citizens in local governance in order for local […]

  • VNG Caribendesk

    Country: Netherlands
    Field of expertise: Building More Effective Public Administration
    Duration: Start July 1, 2024 till December 31, 2025
    The wider objective of the project is … The specific objectives … The expected results of the project are: (i)… “Ter info, te verwijderen: “Type of services provided, including, if applicable, the services and corresponding amounts indicated in the Contract Notice’s selection criteria, the name of the staff provided and by which […]

  • World Wide, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • World, PLATFORMA, Specific Grant Agreement DCI-CSO-LA/2019/405-168 Working together towards empowering local and regional governments for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes in EU partner countries

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start March 1, 2019 till February 28, 2021
    Overall objectives of the contract are: – Strengthening the contribution by European local and regional governments to European development policy and global development agenda; – Increasing the efficiency of decentralised cooperation through supporting exchanges and peer-learning among EU local and regional government cooperation actors and with their peers in partner countries; – Increasing […]

  • World, PLATFORMA, Specific Grant Agreement DCI-CSO-LA/2019/405-168 Working together towards empowering local and regional governments for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes in EU partner countries

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2021 till August 31, 2023
    The General objective of the action is to enhance engagement of EU local and regional governments and their associations in decentralised cooperation, in partnership with peers in partner countries. CEMR-PLATFORMA will continue promoting, advocating for, and contributing to the creation of an enabling environment for EU local and regional governments (LRGs) to share their expertise […]

  • World, Support Facility IGG

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start June 1, 2021 till June 1, 2023
    The wider objective of the project is to provide advisory service to the Policy Direction Inclusive Green Growth of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The expected results of the project are advisory reports that respond to specific ToR’s. 1. Technical WASH mission 2. Evaluation tenders for IGG / Ghana WASH [Pascale […]

  • World, UCLG Peace Prize 2021-2023

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Dealing with Conflict, Fragility and Migration
    Duration: Start January 1, 2021 till December 31, 2023
    The general scope for the Prize is to reward innovative activities and initiatives that support conflict prevention, peace-building, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. The role of local governments worldwide in preventing and resolving conflicts remains underexposed, underestimated and unknown. While international attention for conflict situations is increasing, little attention is given to the local context of […]

  • World, United Cities and Local Governments, Capacity and Institution Building Working Group 2021

    Country: World
    Field of expertise: Building More Effective Public Administration
    Duration: Start January 1, 2021 till December 31, 2021
    The wider objective of the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group is to advance the effectiveness and quality of international policies and programs of local and regional governments and their associations. The CIB achieves its purpose by exchanging knowledge and information, enabling coordination and cooperation among its members and within UCLG. The specific […]