The Strengthening of Districts and Local-level Governments (SDLLG) Project’s overall objective is to support the delivery of essential services to the population of Papua New Guinea and to support the foundation for broad based socio-economic growth.
The Project has four major components:
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PNG's Vision 2050 | |
| Vision 2050 is underpinned by seven Strategic Focus Areas (pillars): 1. Human Capital Development, Gender, Youth and People Empowerment 2. Wealth Creation 3. Institutional Development and Ser vice Delivery 4. Security and International Relations 5. Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change 6. Spiritual, Cultural and Community Development; and 7. Strategic Planning, Integration and Control The follow key outcomes are sought: · Changing and rehabilitating the mind-set of our people; · Having strong political leadership and power; · Improvement in governance; · Improvement in service delivery; · Improvement in law and order; · Development of strong moral obligation; and · Rapid growth potential which can be realised in a reasonable time. The overall vision is to be ranked in the top 50 in the United Nations HDI by 2050. DPLGA and SDLLGP will support the Vision 2050, specifically regarding improvement in governance (for examples, see SDLLGP Component 4 initiatives) and improvement in service delivery. |
Training | |
| A third training workshop was held for District Grant beneficiaries at Divine University in Madang, through the Flexible Learning faculty, from 26-28th January 2010. The focus of the workshop was on improving Financial Management and Record Keeping. All of the nine districts that were awarded a grant in the first call for proposals were represented – there were a total of 17 participants (predominantly district treasurers and accounting officers), of which 3 participants were female. | |
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