| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Region | Africa |
| Duration | Start 1 March, 2018 till 31 August, 2021 |
| Field of expertise | Building More Effective Public Administration |
| Policy field(s) |
Public finance Taxation Intergovernmental relations Gender Inter-municipal co-operation |
| Funding | Delegation of the European Union to Zimbabwe |
| Project code | 11387 |
LACEP II worked to ensure effective, efficient and participatory development at the local level in Zimbabwe by making sure service delivery by the Local Authorities (LAs) is more inclusive, gender responsive and pro-poor focused.
The LACEP II programme worked with LAs on their financial management systems to help them to improve on the transparency and clarity of their budgets so as to make them accountable to the public. Additonally, the programme worked with the Association of Local Authorities (ALAs) to strengthen their capacity, so as to facilitate an enabling environment for local government. The new administration sent a clear message for collaboration, thus LACEP II supported other relevant initiatives in the field of LA capacity building in the South Western region of Zimbabwe.
Results achieved are:
Public finance management was improved in 5 target Local Authorities
Improved revenue systems in 5 target LAs
One specific service was improved in each of the 5 target LAs
Improved performance of ALAs to play their representation and co-ordination role to assist LAs in engaging in the formulation of national / sector policies affecting the local level
The implementation of the Service Level Benchmark was supported
The implementation of a councilors induction programme was supported
The LACEPII programme was implemented in collaboration with Municipal Development Partnership (MDP), the Association of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe (ARDCZ) and the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ). The project was set up and implemented in coordination with CLGF.
The LACEP II programme worked with LAs on their financial management systems to help them to improve on the transparency and clarity of their budgets so as to make them accountable to the public. Additonally, the programme worked with the Association of Local Authorities (ALAs) to strengthen their capacity, so as to facilitate an enabling environment for local government. The new administration sent a clear message for collaboration, thus LACEP II supported other relevant initiatives in the field of LA capacity building in the South Western region of Zimbabwe.
Results achieved are:
Public finance management was improved in 5 target Local Authorities
Improved revenue systems in 5 target LAs
One specific service was improved in each of the 5 target LAs
Improved performance of ALAs to play their representation and co-ordination role to assist LAs in engaging in the formulation of national / sector policies affecting the local level
The implementation of the Service Level Benchmark was supported
The implementation of a councilors induction programme was supported
The LACEPII programme was implemented in collaboration with Municipal Development Partnership (MDP), the Association of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe (ARDCZ) and the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ). The project was set up and implemented in coordination with CLGF.