Good practices / Capacity development
As a way of contributing to the improvement of knowledge and know-how of local governments to deliver better quality services, MDP-ESA, has, over the years, organised and delivered training and capacity building programmes for both elected and appointed local government officials, as well as other stakeholders from central government, civic society, training and research institutions. These training programmes have been delivered using a mix of both face to face and distance learning methods which have included videoconferencing. While this mix of methods of training in delivery has proved effective, a major challenge still remains to reach more of the targeted municipal officers in outlying municipalities. Municipalities located far away from capital cities and urban areas still continue to be deprived of the much-needed training. It is against this background that MDP-ESA has launched the Africa Good Governance Programme on the Radio Waves.
The program builds on the great oral tradition of knowledge exchange in Africa - learning through active listening and sharing. Hence, in addition to the theoretical framework the program will also rely highly on the participants' active participation. Learning will be supplemented by course materials including discussion/reflection questions, self-evaluation exercises, a course workbook, and other relevant documents necessary to promote self-guided learning. Modules will be reserved for the interactive programs "You ask, we answer". The program will also feature relevant regional case examples and interviews with representatives of key stakeholder groups and members of the community in the listeners' countries.
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