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Good Local Governance and Leadership Training Programme (GLTP)
Since the collapse of all Somali institutions of governance in January 1991, the Somali people have had no effective administration to help govern their affairs in a coordinated manner. As a result of this collapse, the nation has largely lost contact with effective principles of governance, leadership, management and administration. For more than a decade, many local NGOs, including SAACID, have attempted to fill this vacuum by engaging in trying to enhance the capacity of existing local leaders of districts in south and central Somalia.
In 2004, SAACID, in partnership with UN-HABITAT, selected 3 proof-of-concept districts for the implementation of a program in Good Governance and Leadership Training (GLTP). The districts selected for the trial were:
* Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region
* Adale District, Middle Shabelle Region
* Abdul-aziz District, Benadir Region
The training programme focused on building the capacity of local authorities and leaders in the selected districts.
SAACID trainers, together with the guidance of UN-HABITAT officials, provided intensive training on good governance, gender equity, participatory planning, management and leadership skills, to local leaders in the respective districts. Examples of the training-modules covered included: decision-making, facilitation, leadership skills, negotiation processes, gender equity and the involvement of women in local governance.
Follow-up workshops were also implemented, so that trainers could practically monitor and support participants in the subjects they had learnt in previous workshops. Trainers carried out on-the-job training at participant’s offices. Also, in each targeted area, a broad spectrum from each community instituted a large gathering to discuss their vision for the coming years - in which the participants prioritized their actions according to need in a participatory planning process.
In 2004, SAACID, in partnership with UN-HABITAT, selected 3 proof-of-concept districts for the implementation of a program in Good Governance and Leadership Training (GLTP). The districts selected for the trial were:
* Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region
* Adale District, Middle Shabelle Region
* Abdul-aziz District, Benadir Region
The training programme focused on building the capacity of local authorities and leaders in the selected districts.
SAACID trainers, together with the guidance of UN-HABITAT officials, provided intensive training on good governance, gender equity, participatory planning, management and leadership skills, to local leaders in the respective districts. Examples of the training-modules covered included: decision-making, facilitation, leadership skills, negotiation processes, gender equity and the involvement of women in local governance.
Follow-up workshops were also implemented, so that trainers could practically monitor and support participants in the subjects they had learnt in previous workshops. Trainers carried out on-the-job training at participant’s offices. Also, in each targeted area, a broad spectrum from each community instituted a large gathering to discuss their vision for the coming years - in which the participants prioritized their actions according to need in a participatory planning process.
Small programme activities for each of the targeted
districts were also implemented, so that the participants of the
programme and the community would have the opportunity to coalesce
around common prioritized interests. All such activities were
implemented successfully and the residents of the 3 targeted
communities were all extremely happy with the intervention process.
The 3 targeted districts generally elected to rehabilitate market buildings that had fallen into disrepair; or had been looted during the civil war. These public buildings provide a focus for economic activity; so district leaders also saw this as an opportunity to stimulate their local economic sectors.
The trial programme was complete success. Participants recommended that the programme be expanded to many more districts in central and southern Somalia. They also recommended extending the number of participants; the level of follow-up and on-the-job training activities; and the scope of the small program initiative, in which the participants and leaders were able to come together to prioritize infrastructure needs in their respective communities.
These recommendations led to the Somali Urban Development Programme in 2007-2009.
The 3 targeted districts generally elected to rehabilitate market buildings that had fallen into disrepair; or had been looted during the civil war. These public buildings provide a focus for economic activity; so district leaders also saw this as an opportunity to stimulate their local economic sectors.
The trial programme was complete success. Participants recommended that the programme be expanded to many more districts in central and southern Somalia. They also recommended extending the number of participants; the level of follow-up and on-the-job training activities; and the scope of the small program initiative, in which the participants and leaders were able to come together to prioritize infrastructure needs in their respective communities.
These recommendations led to the Somali Urban Development Programme in 2007-2009.