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Decentralisation of Property Tax in the Palestinian Territories Property Tax Results of component 1, “Pilot projects in 5 different municipalities” are:
- A performance analysis of the local taxes in place and an analyse of the municipality’s  readiness to implement property tax.  The analyses will include organization, staff,  IT support and taxpayer communication.
- An best practice reference model will be implemented for property tax in each municipality based on a collection led approach;
- IT will be implemented in each municipality to support the new reference model to collect property tax;
- Each municipality will be able to educate its citizens on the importance of paying taxes;
- There will be political commitment and leadership in each municipality to guarantee sustainability.
- A yearly evaluation of the performance (improvements) of the pilot municipalities will take place
- A report with lessons learned and best practices for future implementations of property tax in municipalities will be written


Results of component 2, “assist Ministry of Finance” are:
- A performance analysis will be executed of the property tax operations of the ministry of Finance.  The analyses will include organization, staff,  IT support and taxpayer communication.
- Procedures will be improved to collect property tax and IT support and thus budget transfers to municipalities in terms of quality, transparency and increased revenues;
- A report with lessons learned and best practices for future implementations of property tax in municipalities will be written.


Result of component 3 “Roadmap“ is:
-A roadmap will be developed on the best kind of decentralisation of property tax in the context of the Palestinian Territories The overall objective is to investigate how decentralisation of property tax can contribute to enhance (property) tax revenues to enable municipalities in the Palestinian Territories to deliver improved basic services to citizens.


Specific objectives are:
1. Enhanced  property tax revenues and services to citizens when they are given a full mandate to collect property tax themselves (component 1);
2. Improved performance of the Ministry of Finance in terms of increased transparency and budget transfers to municipalities (component 2);
3. Roadmap developed on the best kind of decentralisation of property tax in the context of the Palestinian Territories (component 3).
Strategic Partnership VNG International Occupied Palestinian Territory Building a sustainable future Within the wider SDLG programme, SDLG Palestine is part of the thematic priority Security & Rule of Law and is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Local Governments (MOLG) in Palestine. The objective of this five-year programme is to increase legitimacy and stability in marginalized communities in rural Palestine.

Currently SDLG is starting with a pilot cluster, the West Ramallah cluster, which consists of 7 village councils and one municipality (Der Qadis, Shuqba, Qibya, Shabtin, Ni’lin, Budrus, Kharbatha Bani Harith, and Al-Midya) with other clusters yet to follow.

In line with the wider program’s objective, the four outcomes of the program include:

1. Palestinian LAs act more accountable, responsive and inclusive to residents’ needs. Under this outcome, VNG aims to improve the service delivery system and tools available in targeted LAs starting with the provision of operational smart systems of administrative and financial management, community service desks, while also prioritizing capacity building of LA staff and officials .

2. Palestinian LAs act in a more inclusive, sustainable and prepared manner on the basis of strategic and spatial plans through the creation of Participatory Community Planning Committees.

3. Palestinian national authorities provide an enabling environment to the development of Village Councils where national government actors understand/are aware of LA issues.

4. Palestinian relevant actors are aware of the evidence base to enhance resilience of communities in “Area C”
Strategic partnership VNG International Somalia Improving social contract through ILED SDLG Somalia
We Are Able! Sudan Country Programme Sudan In the countries that are targeted by 'We are Able!' (DR Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) food security is low. People with disabilities (PWDs) are even more likely to live in food insecure households. We are able! wants to see PWDs improving their right to food and food security by creating an enabling environment for right-to-food action at grassroots level. While PWDs are the core target group of the We are able! program, we create benefits for other excluded groups like vulnerable women, youth in general, marginalised ethnic groups and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as applicable per context
We Are Able! Uganda Country Programme Uganda In the countries that are targeted by 'We are Able!' (DR Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) food security is low. People with disabilities (PWDs) are even more likely to live in food insecure households. We are able! wants to see PWDs improving their right to food and food security by creating an enabling environment for right-to-food action at grassroots level. While PWDs are the core target group of the We are able! program, we create benefits for other excluded groups like vulnerable women, youth in general, marginalised ethnic groups and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as applicable per context.
Strategic Partnership VNG International South Sudan SDLG, WASH Programming Years of conflict in South Sudan's Greater Kapoeta and Torit regions have resulted in the devastation of livelihoods and social services, undermining people's rights to basic services such as WASH, democracy, safety and economic empowerment, especially for women and youth. This project aims to help build the capacity of local governments to provide basic services, include citizens in decision making and increase private sector participation.
Making the Nexus Work Empowering Refugee Hosting Districts in Uganda The aim of this programme is to strengthen the resilience of local governments, in dealing with the huge impact of the influx of refugees within their area, thereby improving the living conditions of both the host communities as well as the South Sudanese refugees. Over the last year, Uganda saw a huge influx of refugees escaping conflict and famine, doubling Uganda’s refugee population to an estimated 1.25 million refugees. The response to the refugee influx (being refugee management and protection) is largely the responsibility of the central government, while Uganda otherwise deploys a decentralised political structure. When aiming for durable solutions, all stakeholders acknowledge there is a key role for District Local Governments to play, while in practice there is a gap between short term emergency response interventions and long term development solutions. Nexus aims to increase the social cohesion between host communities and refugees; to increase sustainable public service delivery (waste and food security sector) and enhance investments; and increase economic resilience (circular economy and agriculture) in host districts.
Strategic Partnership VNG International Kenya SDLG Kenya Migration programme 2023-2026 The programme focuses on local governments in Kenya and the role they play in the refugee space in Kenya, with a focus on Turkana and Garissa County. We support counties in taking ownership over service delivery within their devolved functions for both host and refugee communities by providing adaptable service solutions. This Action is built on the notion that whilst the traditional humanitarian efforts need to be sustained or even scaled up, it should be complemented by innovative development programmes targeting counties to address the medium to longer term socio- economic impacts of forced displacement.
Strategic Partnership VNG-International Ghana Extension TREE Project From 2018 until 2022, VNG International has supported 33 MMDAs in the improvement of their local taxation processes with the TREE project. This project has formally come to an end on the 31st of March 2022. In cooperation with the Dutch embassy in Accra and the Dutch MFA, VNG International has supported the particpating MMDAs until the 31st of December 2022 in a transition project under the SDLG partnership. 

The TREE transition project under SDLG had the following objectives:

1. To continue basic support to MMDAs on their revenue process during 2022

2. To facilitate a handover of project results to a Ghanaian counterpart

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Strategic Partnership VNG International Iraq Building a sustainable future This project is part of the larger five-year umbrella programme in 9 countries between VNG International and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance" (SDLG) programme. The intervention in Iraq/KRI aims to further resilience in areas with a large influx of displaced people. In such areas people’s rights, lives and livelihoods suffer regardless of whether they are displaced or host communities. Local governments are the first in line to be confronted by repercussions such as pressure on municipal services, competition for employment, corroding social cohesion and mental health, accelerated urbanisation and formation of slums, and inflation in the housing market. In recent years displacement has increased in scale, duration and complexity.

The SDLG programme in Iraq and KRI, running from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2026, intends to achieve four outcomes:

1. Increase of mandate of local authorities/municipalities with the aim to increase their responsiveness to changing circumstances
2. Increase of the capacity of service delivering departments and entities to deliver services and shaping futures of their citizens
3. Increasing leadership qualifies and skills of municipal leaders
4. Increasing the citizenship of citizens and their organizations i.e. their possibilities to participate effectively in decision making at the local level.
IDEMA Tunisia Decentralisation and Effective Municaplities Initiative Le projet est mis en place pour soutenir le processus de décentralisation que la Tunisie implémente depuis la révolution de 2011 et plus spécifiquement depuis le nouveau Code des Collectivités Locales de 2014. Il s'agira aussi de renforcer les capacités de 12 municipalités cibles. 
Le projet est implémenté en Tunisie, au niveau central: Ministère des Affaires Locales et de l'Environnement, le Ministère de l'Équipement et plus particulièrement le Département de Plannification Urbaine. Le projet sera 'dans le même temps implémenté à un noveau décentralisé dans 12 municipalités réparties sur tout le territoire tunisien: Douar Hicher, Raoued, Ain Drahem, Béja, Krib, Thibar, Bir Hfay, Hessi Ferid, Benguerdane, Dehiba, Boughrara et Jemna.
Les activités prévues se résument à : 
- Appui à la rédaction de régulations, feuille de route, documents directeurs afin d'aider les acteurs centraux dans la définition du processus de décentralisation tout en organisant des grtandes consultations afin d'implique le plus de parties prenantes possibles dans cet effort
- Renforcement des capacités au niveau local des acteurs afin de répondre aux défis de la décentralisation avec les nouvelles prérogatives qu'elle amène. Des projets pilotes seront donc financés et implémentés autour de services publics essentiels: gestion des déchets et gestion de l'espace public 
- Appui aux gouvernements locaux pour une plannification plus inclusive et répondant aux besoins de tous sans discrimination, Cela impliquera des activités de formation, d'assistance technique, de mise en place de structures locales participatises et redevables. L’objectif général du projet est d’appuyer le processus de décentralisation en Tunisie et de renforcer les capacités des 12 municipalités cibles. IDEMA a trois composants principaux:

1) Décentralisation: aider MALE et MEHAT à renforcer leurs capacités de gestion du processus de décentralisation, en unissant les différentes agences et municipalités impliquées et en mettant en œuvre les réformes nécessaires pour que le processus de décentralisation devienne opérationnel.

2) Développement économique local et services municipaux: aider les municipalités à développer leur capacité à faciliter le développement économique local et à améliorer la qualité de leurs services municipaux.

3) Participation et responsabilité: améliorer le contrat social entre les gouvernements locaux et les citoyens (en mettant un accent particulier sur les femmes, les jeunes et les groupes vulnérables)
Strategic Partnership VNG International Mali Adressing drivers of conflict in a nonviolent and inclusive manner SDLG Mali aims to contribute to the overall impact of “Local authorities are able to address sources of conflict in a non-violent and inclusive manner”. There are several issues in Mali that drive conflict in which local governments play a key role: 1) One of the main sources of conflict in Mali is the management of natural resources, particularly water and land. Scarcity and pollution exacerbate the problem 2) There is a lack of trust between local authorities and citizens in Mali due to a low level of service delivery, low level of citizen inclusion in decision making and a lack of communication 3) Decentralisation of competences to the local level is accompanied by insufficient resources which leads to a lack of (financial) capacity. 

To address these issues SDLG Mali will work with four intercollectivités (intercommunal collaboration frameworks) that each were established to come up with a regional approach to water and land issues which go beyond municipal boundaries. These are Damanko, Yiriwakene, Numpagnon et Bassin de Sankarani. 

With each intercollectivité an activity plan will be made to work on the following results of the programme: 

1. More inclusive, responsive and accountable local government policies and procedures 

2. More effective, accountable and inclusive leadership of local governments and their associations

3. More empowered civil society organisations

4. Improved intergovernmental policy coordination

Pathway four will be implemented in collaboration with AMM (Association of Municipalities of Mali).
We Are Able! Burundi Country Programme Burundi In the countries that are targeted by 'We are Able!' (DR Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) food security is low. People with disabilities (PWDs) are even more likely to live in food insecure households. We are able! wants to see PWDs improving their right to food and food security by creating an enabling environment for right-to-food action at grassroots level. While PWDs are the core target group of the We are able! program, we create benefits for other excluded groups like vulnerable women, youth in general, marginalised ethnic groups and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as applicable per context.
We Are Able! The Netherlands Country Programme the Netherlands In the countries that are targeted by 'We are Able!' (DR Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) food security is low. People with disabilities (PWDs) are even more likely to live in food insecure households. We are able! wants to see PWDs improving their right to food and food security by creating an enabling environment for right-to-food action at grassroots level. While PWDs are the core target group of the We are able! program, we create benefits for other excluded groups like vulnerable women, youth in general, marginalised ethnic groups and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as applicable per context. The Netherlands programme focuses on translation of local efforts in lobby and advocacy internationally.
Strategic Partnership VNG International Mozambique Building a sustainable future This project is part of the larger five-year umbrella programme in 9 countries between VNG International and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance" (SDLG) programme. The intervention in Iraq/KRI aims to further resilience in areas with a large influx of displaced people. In such areas people’s rights, lives and livelihoods suffer regardless of whether they are displaced or host communities. Local governments are the first in line to be confronted by repercussions such as pressure on municipal services, competition for employment, corroding social cohesion and mental health, accelerated urbanisation and formation of slums, and inflation in the housing market. In recent years displacement has increased in scale, duration and complexity.The SDLG programme in Mozambique, running from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2026, intends to achieve four outcomes all related to increased local revenue:

1. Increase of mandate of local authorities/municipalities with the aim to increase their responsiveness to changing circumstances
2. Increase of the capacity of service delivering departments and entities to deliver services and shaping futures of their citizens
3. Increasing leadership qualifies and skills of municipal leaders
4. Increasing the citizenship of citizens and their organizations i.e. their possibilities to participate effectively in decision making at the local level.
Transition for inclusive development in Eastern DRC (TRIDE) Transition for inclusive development in Eastern DRC (TRIDE) **General objective: **
Alleviation of insecurity and instability by promoting economic  development and access to markets and land in Eastern DRC.

**Key-objectives:**
     •	Outcome 1: Access to land by smallholders is increased, security of   tenure for smallholders is improved and land-related conflicts are reduced;   
     •	Outcome 2: Integrated Water Resources Management is strengthened to   promote resilient agricultural systems in North and South Kivu;
     •	Outcome 3: The local economy is revitalized through inclusive and   profitable value chains and the development of market systems.

**Target group:**
     •	(Vulnerable) smallholder farmers and their   families in rural villages,
     •	Market actors,
     •	(Local) Public authorities.
Strategic Partnership VNG International Uganda SDLG With the expected Uganda programme impact being “more sustainable development for those in fear of conflict, those who risk to be left behind and affected host and displaced communities” and an expected objective of “locally driven inclusive and accountable governance in 9 local governments in Uganda”, the programme contributes to 3 out of the 4 of the thematic fields of the overall partnership: 

1. Security and rule of law: in Uganda the expected outcome is improved leadership engagements and collaborations to bring together conflicting perspectives into suitable local government service solutions 

2. Migration: in Uganda the expected outcome is improved responsiveness of local governments and stakeholders in providing adaptable solutions to the needs of refugees and host communities

 3. Economic development and taxation: in Uganda the expected outcome is improved own source revenue in support of local economic development (incl. youth employment) and social protection. 

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With these objectives we aim to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 5, 8, 10.3, 10.7, 11, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 17.1), the Addis Tax Initiative and to the objectives of the Multi-Annual Country Strategy 2019 – 2022 of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Uganda: “Ugandan citizens better able to access their rights through fair, effective, impartial, independent and accountable governance institutions”, through ”(local) governance more inclusive and accountable”, and “improved legal and social protection for refugees and host communities”. Inclusive and accountable governance institutions; “includes improved planning and decision-making processes, financial management and local tax mobilisation and local economic development.”
Palestinian Territories Programme Inclusive Decisions At Local Level (IDEAL) The focus of the IDEAL Palestinian Territories programme is to strengthen the capacities of municipalities and key supporting organizations to foster inclusive local economic development. Key supporting organizations are the Ministry of Local Governance, the Municipal Development and Lending Fund, and the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities. The IDEAL Programme in The Palestinian Territories builds the experiences and results of the Local Government Capacity Programme (LGCP, VNG International 2012-2016). VNG International has operated in The Palestinian Territories ever since the Oslo Accords of 1993. SInce then we have build an extensive track record on local initiatives to build peace, strengthen communities and foster economic growth. The IDEAL Palestinian Territories Programme will work towards achieving the following outputs:
* Output 1.1 The institutional, staff and elected officials’ capabilities and knowledge within municipalities to create better conditions for economic growth and employment generation that benefits the community as a whole is improved.
* Output 1.2 The implementation capacity of municipalities regarding initiatives to create better conditions for economic growth and employment generation that benefits the community as a whole is improved.
* Output 1.3 The capabilities of municipal organizations (elected officials and staff) to create better conditions for employment opportunities for women is improved.
* Output 2.1 Palestinian local governments, through LED Councils, involve local stakeholders in the policy-making process in the area of LED.
* Output 2.2 The gender gap in the LED policy formulating process is reduced.
* Output 3.1 APLA has made concrete efforts to lobby and advocate common interests in the field of LED vis-à-vis the national government. 
* Output 3.2 The capabilities of staff and leaders of the MDLF to support and serve the development of local governments in the area of LED is increased.
* Output 3.3 The capabilities of staff and leaders of Palestinian Authority central government organisations to improve the policy and legal environment for local governments in the area of LED is increased and their attention to the LED policy area is maintained. The impact of the overall IDEAL programme is: The stronger social contract between local governments and citizens has enhanced local governments' capacity to cope with fragility risks. 

The outcomes of the IDEAL Palestinian Territories programme are:
* Outcome 1: Palestinian municipalities, through LED, create better conditions for economic growth and generate more employment opportunities.
* Outcome 2: Decision-making processes at the municipal level in the area of local economic development are more inclusive and participatory.
* Outcome 3: The enabling environment of local governments to improve their LED services has been improved. The final selection of local governments will be made during the inception phase.