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LOGDEVI
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), and its affiliate SKL International, have worked with Swedish government funded projects in Iraq for many years, most recently from 2012 to 2017 in the Governance in Social Care Iraq (GOVSOC) project in partnership with two governorates in Iraq – Duhok and Diwaniyah. The implementing partner in Iraq is the Iraqi Research Foundation for Analysis and Development (IRFAD).
The cooperation between SALAR, IRFAD, and local authorities in Iraq has led to good results and trustful relations. As the Swedish Government adopted a new four-year development cooperation strategy for Iraq in June 2017, SALAR and IRFAD continued to work with governorate partners and other stakeholders to map ideas and needs. In June 2018 a new three and a half-year project – Local Governance Development in Iraq – LOGDEVI was approved by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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Immediate objectives
LOGDEVI is built around two distinct components, one implemented in the Kurdistan region and one implemented in the south of Iraq. Focus is on contributing to seven defined key results/outcomes. Main geographical target areas are the governorates of Duhok, Diwaniyah and Muthanna, but activities are also implemented in Baghdad and Erbil.
LOGDEVI applies a systems approach to local governance. Besides addressing local government capacity gaps, finances, organizational structures, planning processes, or decision-making procedures, any effort aimed at addressing local governance must therefore also look at the interactions and relations between and among local and central actors.
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DEVELOPMENT GOAL: Local governance and service delivery which is effective, people-centred,and accountable
LOGDEVI APPROACHES
LOGDEVI is guided by a well-based, well-researched, and by Iraqi stakeholders clearly owned general results framework. However, the volatility of the Iraqi context brings the necessity to remain vigilant, pragmatic, conflict sensitive and flexible in regards to activity planning and relationship-building. The project applies iterative and incremental planning & management approach linking proactive planning with adaptation and exploration – i.e. searching for opportunities, making small changes, observing results, and then adjusting along the way, in close dialogue with partners.
Design and scheduling of actual activities under each result is done together with partners on a recurrent basis. In general, the project uses a ‘package’ consisting of a number of different methodological approaches, including:
Knowledge generation: Fact-finding, process mapping, system analysis, basic research, developing training manuals in a wide range of subject areas, compiling and sharing official documentation, etc.
Competence development: Skills training in different subject areas, learning visits, on-the-job training and coaching in departments, participatory manual development etc.
Networking and advocacy: Local level horizontal dialogue between the council, governor’s administration and departments, intra-governmental events in Erbil and Duhok, cooperation with Swedish municipalities, information and awareness-raising campaigns, lobbying central level – Baghdad and Erbil – on policy issues etc.
Process support: Strengthening human resources management, monitoring and evaluation & reporting capacities, leadership and management development, guidelines and procedures development etc.
Practice-based service development: Improving service delivery to beneficiaries through e.g. investing in pilot school activities, enhancing administrative systems, work environment improvements, piloting child protection activities etc.
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Project results
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE A. SOUTH COMPONENT: Policy framework, systems, and processes are established which are conducive for effective decentralisation in Muthanna and Diwaniyah – and serve as a model for the rest of Iraq
OUTCOME RESULTS
- Administration and finance management and reporting of AFAD and devolved departments which is effective, efficient, standardized, and used
2.Effective governorate level strategic planning and local policy-making
3.Clarified mandates, and defined roles and responsibilities, of central and local actors in the decentralized system
4.Deconcentrated social security network services, including the women SSN
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE B. NORTH COMPONENT: Integrated governance for improved service delivery and child protection in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
OUTCOME RESULTS
1.Strengthened strategic and policy framework for child protection and inclusive education
2.Established and formalized cooperation between Social care sector and Education sector for inclusive education
3.The institutionalization of child protection mechanisms in Duhok governorate
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