The importance of ensuring that youth inclusion is enshrined in the practices of all councils and local government was the unanimous view at the third, and final Dialogue this week, as part of the Connecting the Dots project. Read More

Women throughout the world are under-represented in major areas of society; not only government, but also business. Via a project in Southern Africa, CLGF has established the Women in Local Economic Development networks in Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Read More

As the Connecting the Dots project to empower women in Southern Africa, politically and economically, nears its conclusion, this month sees a number of key webinars to take stock of some of the lessons learned. Read More

CLGFs Regional Manager, Ms Sandra Singh, has been talking to local government stakeholders in the Caribbean to discuss their main concerns about the impact of Climate Change in providing Local Government services. 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