Togo: Capacity building for municipal staff

To contribute to the optimization of the functioning of municipal services and the management of equipment and infrastructure, it is key to improve the skills of local government’s staf. The UMDF, together with the AfDB and the Municipal Urban Development Agency (CITAFRIC) developed a training specifcally dedicated to municipal executives of fve municipalities in Togo.

The training was held from April 19 to 23, 2022 and covered topics such as administrative, technical and fnancial management of communes, local taxation and fnancing of communal public investments, setting up and managing micro-projects, as well as fundraising. The first five participating municipalities Tsévié, Atakpamé, Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong are intermediate cities for which management capacity building is a crucial issue.

Built in three stages, this frst edition was reserved for the benefciary municipalities of the Water and Sanitation Project. The frst module was devoted to urban management, to better manage and optimize the facilities built under the project. The two others dealt with the fnancial management of local taxation and the deciphering of the new rights and duties of municipalities inherent to the adoption of the new land code. Local authorities are expecting to see the program gradually be extended to the 117 municipalities of Togo.

Amount of funding: approximately 24.000 USD