A four year old project designed to promote a system where urban governance has been decentralised in the South Asian countries of Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh has come to an end. The project managed by Practical Action has built capacity for as many as 40,000 people living in slums across six towns. The aid agency started the project named “Delivering decentralisation” in 2012. The main goal of the project was to enable people living in slums to effectively engage in the decisions making process and delivery of services at the local level.
Working across nations
Over 40,000 people living in 82 slums and their organisations teamed up with 6 local government authorities to build their capacity through the Practical Action initiative to plan, deliver and maintain infrastructure services in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. Practical Action has also sought to teach other communities the lessons learned from these countries at the regional and international level. The project has acted as the inspiration for communities, local government as well as regional and national associations to learn and adopt best practices.
Many organisation participated
The project reached completion in March this year and achieved success at both the national and regional level. The project received funding from Practical Action, the European Union and UKAID and it is hoped that its success will be replicated in other parts of the world.
