Support to local government associations (LGA)

Strong local government associations (LGAs) advocate the interests of the sub-national levels of government, support capacity development, and provide services to their members. The engagement of local authority associations in national policy processes leads to more efficient decentralization reforms and better informed decision-making in general.

Our experience covers all stages of local authority association development, from establishment of national associations, via organizational development interventions to qualified support to improve specific capacities such as lobbying, knowledge on EU approximation, or gender mainstreaming.

Our technical assistance consists of:

• Organisation Development (OD) reviews followed by implementation through strategic guidance and capacity building
• Strategic development through improved services, lobbying mechanisms and communication to members and other stakeholders, and
• Different methods for exchange of experiences such as study visits and on the job-training.

SALAR’s organizational set-up and experiences of interaction with the members (including delivery of services) is a significant showcase that provides an important reference in the context of support to other associations that need to develop their own solutions. These solutions build on country specific traditions and organisation of the public sector. SKL International’s involvement in countries like Albania and Serbia differs a lot from that in China, India and South Africa. To ensure quality we treat every project as unique in both proposals and assessments.