IGC survey on local government taxation capacity
This week we received the IGC report ‘Survey of local government taxation capacity, 2017’( S-33417-GHA-1) in Ghana. The report describes a comprehensive set of statistics on…
Supporting recovery and reconstruction in Beira after Cyclone Idai
Cyclone Idai caused massive destruction and displacement in and around Beira. The houses of half a million people were partially or completely destroyed, at least 110,000 people…
Esap3 contract signed!
On the 5th of April 2019, VNG International signed a contract with the World Bank for the third phase of the Ethiopia Social Accountability Program (ESAP). It is since 2011 that…
My first monitoring mission to St Maarten
Two weeks ago, the end of March, I visited the island of St Maarten for the very first time. Hurricane Irma struck St Maarten (as well as Saba and St Eustatius) in 2017. Irma…
Visibility event, “Journée de la Commune” (day of the municipalities), in Burundi
In the last week of March, I was in Burundi for an important visibility event. The association of municipalities in Burundi (ABELO) organised the yearly “Journée de la Commune” (…
The MAGICal rollercoaster
Last week, April 1st, I visited our office in Yangon, Myanmar. We just went through some turbulent times with one partner in the MAGIC programme. This is a short story about…
Enabling county governments for activity implementation
During previous activities local government staff have been taught various skills which they can apply during their jobs. However, due to the lack of financial resources it is…
The challenges of being young, like Kosovo
During my very first night in Kosovo, I got the best introduction I could get. In the stadium across my hotel, the European Championship qualification game Kosovo – Bulgaria is…
World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework Reviewed
The World Bank reviewed the implementation progress of its Country Partnership Framework to ensure its alignment with the current realities in Ethiopia and the needs of the…