Project fact sheet
| Title: | Application for implementation of co-operation between Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, South Africa, and City of Lahti, Finland |
| Sector: | Local government, decentralization and environmental capacity building |
| Focus: | Institutional cooperation between Finnish and Southern (African) local governments. Modality to support local government cooperation processes, especially sustainable development |
| Geographical coverage: | Local government (LG) in South Africa (Bojanala Platinum District Municipality and the local municipalities of Kgetleng Rivier, Madibeng, Moretele, Moses Kotane and Rustenburg) and LG in Finland (City of Lahti) |
| Duration: | 3 years, during 1.1.2008-31.12.2010 |
| Beneficiaries: | Direct: LGs/local officials/elected representatives Indirect: Local residents in city/municipality/LG |
| Overall objective: | To strengthen the capacities of local governments to provide basic environmental services and to promote good governance and local democracy, all by taking into consideration the principles of sustainable development |
| Purpose: | The Project aims through co-operative relationships between Finnish and Southern local governments to build the capacity of the local governments and sustainable social, economic environmental development and promote participatory democracy, to provide basic services as well as to advance good governance and administrative practice |
| Partners: | Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, South Africa, and City of Lahti, Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities |