Development of a Guide for Assessing Municipal Services
Through PMI-WILL project, LGAZ has been facilitating capacity development initiatives targeting serving and aspiring female civic leaders and selected local authorities (Chifunabuli, Kafue, Kasama, Lunte and Nakonde Councils). These initiatives are focused on strengthening capacities of women as local leaders and decision makers and local authorities to plan and deliver quality services through an inclusive, gender responsive approach.
To contribute to the capacity development of local authorities in the context of devolution, the Association intends to develop a knowledge product in form of guidelines for assessing and improving municipal service delivery. This will build on other efforts conducted over the last three years, including trainings on gender analysis and municipal service assessments using a community scorecard as a participatory tool for identifying gaps and evaluating service performance. The knowledge product will provide salient information to support local authorities in understanding service gaps and responding to community needs, especially the needs of marginalised including women, children, adolescents, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.