Decentralisation
Objectives:
- To promote understanding of the rationale for decentralisation
- To foster understanding of the process of decentralisation
- To enhance capacity for active participation in decentralisation
- To enlightened the citizenry on poverty issues
Content:
- Devolution of authority, responsibilities and resources
- Purpose
- Process
- Localisation of governance
- Inclusive involvement of civil society
- Building of civic capacities and capabilities for self governance
- Collective self reliance
- Collaboration & partnership with agencies
Knowledge:
- Understanding the rational and process of decentralisation
- Understanding the benefits of decentralisation
- Understanding the challenges of decentralisation
- Understanding the form of community involvement in their own governance
- Understanding the concept of government
- Understanding the role of both government and the individual in poverty alleviation and self reliance
- Understanding the need for partnership
Skills:
- Ability to negotiate
- Capacity for self governance
- Capacity for planning, negotiating, managing and mobilising resources
- Ability to work together for the common good
- Ability to establish partnerships
Values:
- Active tolerance
- Initiatives
- Commitment
- Accountability
- Self confidence
- Commitment for the good of all
- Respect for equity
- Tolerance
- Group spirit
- Sharing & caring
- Sense of solidarity
