Kenisha Gordon talks about her experiences of becoming a councillor in Jamaica and overcoming the barriers of being young - and a woman. Read More

CLGF joined forces last week with partners in East Africa to hold an important two-day event on Local Economic Development for promoting EAC regional trade and economic growth. Read More

Championing women to play a meaningful role in governance is a key priority for CLGF. This is why CLGF is so thrilled to learn of the new role of Ms Thembi Nkadimeng, as Deputy Minister of COGTA. Read More

Myn Garcia, formerly of the Commonwealth Foundation and author of CLGF's paper: Mentoring for Womens Political Advancement and Leadership - gives her view on the role of mentoring to make local government leadership more gender balanced. Read More

CLGF is launching the Month of Mentoring on 1st August and it will run throughout the month. Read More

Jamaica is pursuing a very systematic approach to monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local government level. Read More