WASH Governance Training Programme on decentralised service delivery

IRC’s Alana Potter and Jean de la Harpe facilitated a 2-day training programme for high level officials from Local Government Associations on decentralised service delivery. The purpose of the training was to test the applicability of the South African Water and Sanitation Councillor Development Programme (CDP) with Local Government Association representatives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In the training participated representatives from local government associations in Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Department of Water Affairs South Africa, and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). The training took place in November 2012 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Councillor Development Programme

The five year South African Water and Sanitation Councillor Development Programme (CDP) has been designed to equip councillors with knowledge and understanding of different water sector issues. The purpose of the programme is to empower councillors to actively participate in water and sanitation business processes, and to be able to make informed decisions affecting water services within the municipalities and communities they serve.

For more information see the training agenda and a presentation on the Councillor Development Programme (below).