Learning
Learning Events
The GGLN supports members to organise and host learning events in their respective geographical regions. The learning events can take a variety of forms, including workshops, conferences, seminars, roundtables and training courses. The themes around which the events are based are generally aligned to the key thematic issues of interest to the GGLN, which include public participation, transparency and access to municipal information, political systems, processes and accountability, corruption and maladministration, Integrated Development Planning (IDP), service delivery, poverty alleviation, Local Economic Development (LED), performance management, and municipal finances and budgeting.
The following five GGLN learning events took place in 2007:
Afesis-corplan and Project for Conflict Resolution and Development (PCRD): Good Governance Surveys – Sharing Findings with the GGLN
Democracy Development Programme (DDP), with Centre for Public Participation (CPP) & Fair Share: The IDP review process: An apparatus for effective public participation
Planact: Integrated Development Planning
Isandla Institute and Built Environment Support Group (BESG): HIV/AIDS, Local Government and Human Settlements Planning
Foundation for Contemporary Research (FCR): Municipal-community Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation
Reports on each of these events can be found under "Events."
Local Learning Exchanges
In order to encourage peer learning amongst the members of the GGLN, the network provides financial assistance to individuals from GGLN member organisations to visit other member organisations to learn more about particular programmes or projects of the organisation, or to participate in specific workshops or events organised by the organisation.
International Learning Exchanges
The value of international learning exchanges, particularly between organisations based in the South, is recognised by the GGLN and such exchanges are actively facilitated. In July 2007 an individual from the Centre for Public Participation visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, to learn more about civil society in advocating for and implementing poverty reduction programmes. In January 2008 the director of the Democracy Development porgramme was sponsored to visit India to learn more about local government in that country.
Reports on both of these visits are available on the website under "Publications."
The GGLN supports members to organise and host learning events in their respective geographical regions. The learning events can take a variety of forms, including workshops, conferences, seminars, roundtables and training courses. The themes around which the events are based are generally aligned to the key thematic issues of interest to the GGLN, which include public participation, transparency and access to municipal information, political systems, processes and accountability, corruption and maladministration, Integrated Development Planning (IDP), service delivery, poverty alleviation, Local Economic Development (LED), performance management, and municipal finances and budgeting.
The following five GGLN learning events took place in 2007:
Afesis-corplan and Project for Conflict Resolution and Development (PCRD): Good Governance Surveys – Sharing Findings with the GGLN
Democracy Development Programme (DDP), with Centre for Public Participation (CPP) & Fair Share: The IDP review process: An apparatus for effective public participation
Planact: Integrated Development Planning
Isandla Institute and Built Environment Support Group (BESG): HIV/AIDS, Local Government and Human Settlements Planning
Foundation for Contemporary Research (FCR): Municipal-community Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation
Reports on each of these events can be found under "Events."
Local Learning Exchanges
In order to encourage peer learning amongst the members of the GGLN, the network provides financial assistance to individuals from GGLN member organisations to visit other member organisations to learn more about particular programmes or projects of the organisation, or to participate in specific workshops or events organised by the organisation.
International Learning Exchanges
The value of international learning exchanges, particularly between organisations based in the South, is recognised by the GGLN and such exchanges are actively facilitated. In July 2007 an individual from the Centre for Public Participation visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, to learn more about civil society in advocating for and implementing poverty reduction programmes. In January 2008 the director of the Democracy Development porgramme was sponsored to visit India to learn more about local government in that country.
Reports on both of these visits are available on the website under "Publications."
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