XXIII° Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities

1. XXIII° Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities « Implementing the SustainableDevelopment Goals: The Role of Cities and Regions » Miami, June 12-15 2017

2. Promoting and EnhancingQuality, Professionalism & Performance atAfrican Local Level to meet SDGS: The Vision of the African Local GovernmentsAcademy (ALGA) By Dr Najat Zarrouk, Director of ALGA: najat_zarrouk@yahoo.fr

3. Content I-The New Geo-PoliticalContext for Decentralizationat global and AfricanLevels and the main Challenges facingAfrican Local Governments and Authorities in a Turbulent Context II-Presentation of the African Local GovernmentAcademy (ALGA) as a response of UCLG-Africa to build an Effective Local Africa. III- Some of ourachievements…. IV-What we expect from the Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities?

4. I- A New Geo-Political Context for Decentralization

7. The Main Challenges facingAfrican Local Governments and Authorities in a Turbulent Context

9. II- Presentation of the African Local GovernmentAcademy (ALGA)as a response of UCLG-Africa to build an Effective Local Africa

10. The origin…. ALGA wascreated by a Resolutionadopted by African L.A. in 2009 during AFRICITES Summit in Marrakech (Morocco)

12. The Strategic Vision ALGA AResponse of UCLG-Africa to tackle and address the Challenges facing L.A. as a Strategic Lever for the Quality, the Professionalization & the Performance at African Local Level

13. Our Status, Brand & Logo ….

14. For ALGA, investing in Local Human Capital, through Education, Learning ,Training, Capacity Building, Empoweringis…the Keystone if wereallywant to achieve UCLG-Africa Vision • Very complex processes, requiring holistic and long-term strategies by which Individuals, Institutions and Societies develop their knowledge, skills, means, know-how, know how to act and behave, how to deal, response and face challenges, how to cope and lead change, how to deliver the right reforms at the right time and with the right resources, in an efficient and effective way • They enable Human Capital (elected or appointed) to perform tasks in a professional, serious and ethical manner, in a spirit of commitment and loyalty, to find solutions that solve problems, set and achieve goals, generate positive results for their Organization, better deliver public services to citizens, communities and businesses, with a real impact on citizen well-being and on sustainable development.

15. How?4 Main Missions

16. 4 Main Missions for ALGA

17. An Innovative Training Offer • SeveralCollegesamongwhich: LocalizingSDGs, Urban Agenda and Climate finance • Local Leadership • ParticipatoryBudgeting and Budget Sensitive to Gender • Local Finances and Budget • Transition to SustainableCities & Territories • HR Management • Territorial Coaching • Local EconomicDevelopment • DecentralizedCooperation and the International Relations • Women and Local Collectivities • Local Communication • Public-PrivatePartnership • Migration & Diaspora • Integration of Diversity…. Certificate Training through Professional Masters for Local Managers

18. Our Clients • 40 National Associations of Local Authorities, Members of UCLG-Africa • The Local Authorities (2000 Cities) • Local ElectedOfficials • Local Managers • The Local Networks • Our Anchoring Institutions

19. 4 Strategic Orientations

20. Our Goals… • Extending, consolidating and animating a Strong, Inclusive, Participatory and Transparent Network of Anchoring and Partners Institutions, based on Good Governance; • Promoting and enhancing the Standards of Quality & Excellence at local level; • Standardizing Human Resource Management at African Local Level; • Allowing the L.A. to access to Learning, Training, Capacity Building opportunities tailored to their specific context, needs, and priorities, and within the context presented above; • Enabling the L.A. to attract and retain Talented Managers.

21. With States, Local Authorities, Mayors, Associations of L.A. through UCLG-Africa WithAnchors Institutions 5 alreadyidentifiedbased on their background and experience WithAcademia and their Networks • ALGA willwork in a spirit of Win-Win Collaboration, Cooperation, Partnership With International and RegionalOrganizations With City Managers and HR managers WithDonors The Expert Community The different Components of Civil Society With the PrivateSector

23. The PartnersWho Trust us ….. SMILE SWAKOMPUND

24. Our 10 Main Projects

25. III- Some of ourAchievements….

26. A Side Event during UN HABITAT III « HumanResourcesat Local Level: Time to ActisNow!!! » Quito-Equator, 18 October 2016

27. Ceremony of signature of 11 MoUsin Rabat (Morocco), 21 December 2016

28. Organization of a Conferenceon « Quality & Excellence in Training and Capacity Building for Local and RegionalGovernments » animated by Prof. Allan Rosenbaum (FIU-ICAPA)Rabat, Morocco, 21 December 2016

29. Organization of a Study Tour for the Students of FIU in Morocco on: « The Temporary Issues of Public Administration, includingat local and Regionallevels - 5-10 March 2017

30. Setting up a College of ALGA on ParticipatoryBudgeting • Organization of a Workshop to present and validate the Pedagogical Concept Note of the College, RABAT 20-21 April, 2017 • Signature of an MoUwith 2 African Institutions (ENDA-ECOPOP) and ASSOAL working on PB • International Session on PB planned to beheld in Dakar, from 28 June to 8 July, 2017

31. Presentation of an UN Official Document on: « Understanding the needs of Local Authorities and Communities and supporting and equipping them for the implementation of the SDGs” during the UN-CEPA Annual SessionNew York - 24-28 April 2017 • Prepared by Dr NajatZarrouk , Member of the UN-CEPA with Mr Jean Pierre ElongMbassi, SG of UCLG-Africa • Document available on UNPAN in the UN Official languages • Several conclusions are adoptedwithin the Resolution and Report of the UN-CEPA (2017)

32. A Peer Learning Event on : « Localising SDG11: An Inclusive Urban Planning » Swakompund (Namibia), 17-19 May 2017

33. Training of Trainers on : « LocalizingSDGs » UCLG- Barcelona, 25-26 May 2017

34. Preparation of a Francophone Seminar on : « LocalizingSDGs » Ouagadougou, 29 June to 1th July 2017 • In Partnership and with support UCLG and CIFAL-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) • For 16 National Associations of Local AuthoritiesfromAfrican Francophone Countries

35. WithinourPartnershipwith the African Union of Architects (AUA) Launch of the professional internship program for young African architects Organization of 4 Urban Thinkers Campuses in 2017 http://www.worldurbancampaign.org/urban-thinkers-campuses-event-description-form

36. IV- What we expect from the Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities of Miami? • Knowledge sharing • Exchangingexperiences, good practices, tools, modules, expertise and Experts…. • Subscription to UCLG-Africa Magazine: AfricanCities • Participatingand organizingjoin Events, especiallyduring the following Events: • First Forum of African Local Managers to beheld in Morocco, 2-6 October 2017 • AnnualConference of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) to beheld in Morocco, 6-10 November 2017 • AFRICITES Summit, to beheld in Congo-Brazaville, 4-8 December2018

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