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

The importance of decentralisation to local government in East Africa was confirmed when it became the focus of a regional event this week. Read More

Local government is all about the tangible and the practical: the delivery of vital services that we need to live our lives. Deciding how to do this, however, and the democratic practices we follow, depend on careful consideration. Read More

The value of local tourism, by way of its very absence, demonstrates how real it is to Local Economic Development, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is felt in local seaside communities in the Caribbean. Read More

CLGF and partners in Southern Africa have been showcasing the outcomes of a five year project on local economic development. Read More