State Reform at Sub-District (Upazila)
People’s access to government institutions and public services is determined by control over economic resources (e.g. land ownership, irrigation systems), social status and the ability to form strategic and political alliances. To improve this situation the government undertook efforts to positively change policies on local governance and strengthening local governance institutions and functions. One tangible result are the elections held at Upazila Parishad level (Sub-District Councils) in 2009, after approval of the Upazila Act. The Upazila Act proposes to re-organise the power structure at Upazila level and comes along with a devolution of power from central to decentralized level. SDC will participate in the Strengthening Upazila Parishads project, mandated by Government, in order to contribute to the project shaping with its strong experience from Local Governance Projects at grassroot level and at policy dialogue level.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Bangladesh |
Governance Agriculture & food security Conflict & fragility Rule of Law - Democracy - Human rights
Decentralisation
Agricultural development Agriculture value-chain development (til 2016) Conflict prevention |
01.05.2010
- 31.12.2016 |
CHF 6’300’000
|
- United Nations Development Programme
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
AGRICULTURE
OTHER MULTISECTOR
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Decentralisation and support to subnational government (incl. accountability)
Agricultural development
Rural development
Decentralisation and support to subnational government (incl. accountability)
Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution
Cross-cutting topics Human rights
The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
The project supports partner organisation improvements as a priority
Type of support Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration Bilateral cooperation
Finance type Aid grant
Aid Type Basketpooled multi-donor fund
Tied/untied aid Untied aid
Project number 7F07524
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner United Nations Organization (UNO) |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 6’300’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 6’042’416 |
Project phases |
Phase 2
01.11.2017
- 31.12.2022
(Completed)
Phase 1 01.05.2010 - 31.12.2016 (Completed) |