As we approach October and the next round of the Bloomberg Cities Challenge, we take a closer look at the proposals from the thirteen Commonwealth cities, who were among 50 Champion Cities selected. They will all resubmit an improved version of their applications and, at the end of 2021, 15 of the 50 will become Grand Prize Winners and each receive $1M to bring their ideas to life. Read More

Over the past two weeks, the Dullah Omar Institute, University of Western Cape, together with the Addis Ababa University - with support from CLGF and the Hanns Seidel Foundation - hosted the Africa School on Decentralisation. Read More

The form and extent of decentralisation varies greatly from one country to another. Depending on the country, there are also varying degrees of upward and downward accountability. Read More

Thirteen Commonwealth cities from over six hundred applications have been selected by a committee of global experts to be part of the Bloomberg Philanthrophies 50 Champion Cities 2021. Read More

Empowering women to play a full role in community planning and decision-making has never been more important. CLGF was therefore delighted to deliver a capacity-building event for Women Assembly Members in Ghana. Read More