Aceh Local Governance Programme II is a three years 36 months (2007-2009) project funded by the European Union and implemented by GTZ. The objective of the program is strengthen local (Kabupaten and Kota) and provincial governments and make it more responsive to needs of Acehnese people, thereby contributing to a lasting and durable peace.
ALGAP II will enhance the capacity of Naggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and district/city authorities to execute their core competencies in term of new Law on Governing Aceh (LoGa) and principles of good governance. Agreed by the Provincial Government of NAD and GTZ in December 2006, Algap II will facilitate a Capacity Building Needs Assessment (CBNA) and Capacity Building Action Plan (CBAP) for all 23 Kota and Kabupaten in NAD. Assessing the capacity of local authorities and executive leaders will further enhance their role to execute their responsibilities consistent to new governing structures.
The project will meet governance by applying a response strategy based on the following ten principles:
- Enhance all Kabupaten and Kota, in all Kabupaten and Kota in NAD and coordinate all efforts of support provided in capacity development for actors
- Bind the Kabupaten/Kota to an NAD “LoGa Implementation Strategy”, helping actors tackle governance objectives locally important, building unity and cooperation
- Promote Integration and Social Cohesion, principally with respect to the reintegration of GAM members and protection of basic human rights
- Cross-cutting attention to Gender Issues, with regards to aspects of participation of women/men in governance process
- Reach government and non-government stakeholder, to nurture checks and balances in local governance
- Enhance Cooperative relationship between the executive and legislative branches of provice and Kab/Kota goverments, to strengthen democratic processes and attain consistent regional policies
- Build on ALGAP change agents, contracts and awareness, to tap into established goodwill, lending legitimacy to he new initiative and speeding progress
- Tailor Governance Initiative, and capacity development plans to specific needs of Kab/Kota (within an overall province wide strategy), to spur local actors to become involved and maximize local opportunities
- Use and build local partners, to strengthen the capacity of institution that can provide services to local governments
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