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The e-platform for local government is officially launched

The e-platform for local government is officially launched

On May 24, 2022, the Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova officially presented the E-Platform for Local Government, developed with the support of the MĂ IMPLIC Project. The platform offers training courses and online support services for local LPA representatives and service operators. At the same time, the e-platform provides beneficiaries with a structured set of resources (normative acts, guides, reports, etc.) and other online tools related to the LPA activity.

The event was opened by Viorel Furdui (Executive Director of CALM), followed by Matthias Morgner (team leader of the project MĂ IMPLIC), Cătălina Scorțescu (Administrator of the platform), Diana Toma (National Reforms and Policies Manager, MĂ IMPLIC Project), Alexandru Palii, (e-platform IT consultant), Carolina Furdui (e-platform online consultant).


 

“Through this platform we will be able to reach a much larger number of LPA representatives, counselors, civil servants, etc. We will be able to inform them in useful terms about the changes in the legislation, to train those who have this need, and as a result of this cooperation, the people in our communities will receive better services, and the localities will have more opportunities to develop”, according to the executive director of CALM Viorel Furdui.

“Creating the platform was a necessity, the pandemic showed us that we have to embrace online tools and make them part of our daily activity. It is a suitable tool and I hope it will be useful and indispensable for LPA representatives and service providers. The platform is more than an information delivery tool. The platform presented today is not in its final version, it will develop, new content will appear, but this requires the participation and active involvement of users. I sincerely congratulate the team that worked on the creation of the platform and wish them much success in maintaining and developing it”, said Matthias Morgner, team leader of the MĂ IMPLIC project.

 

“We hope that this tool will also be of interest to other donors and development partners, that’s why we invite them to contribute to the development of training activities, but also to the enrichment of the content on the platform,” said Diana Toma, National Reforms and Policies Manager, MĂ IMPLIC project.

The presentation event covered the following topics: How to register/log in on the E-platform, How to request support on the E-platform. Also speakers launched the invitation to the First Online Course on the platform: “Local public administration: place, role and legal status”, which will start on June 13. This course is designed for mayors, local councilors, secretaries of local councils, other civil servants in municipalities, as well as specialists in related fields. Thus, interested persons can register for the respective course on https://e-platforma.calm.md/.

The E-Platform for Local Government is developed with the support of the The project on civic engagement in local governance “MĂ IMPLIC”, implemented by Skat Consulting Ltd, funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The activity took place in the context of the cooperation agreement between CALM and the MĂ IMPLIC Project, regarding the development and implementation of the online platform for training and support services for local public authorities and service providers.

CALM represents one of the strategic partners of the MĂ IMPLIC Project, being supported to strengthen institutional capacities, also in the process of diversification and provision of support and assistance services to its members.

The project on civic engagement in local governance “MĂ IMPLIC” aims at ensuring that the rural population of Moldova has equitable access to quality communal service provision. The project “MĂ IMPLIC” is funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Skat (Switzerland).

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The facilitators of the MĂ IMPLIC project continue to guide the partner communities

The facilitators of the MĂ IMPLIC project continue to guide the partner communities

Immediately after signing the partnership contract, in January 2021, each of the 30 localities / groups of partner localities of the project benefited from the assistance of community facilitators at each stage of the project intervention. Thus, the facilitators motivated the actors in the community, developed and strengthened the partnership relations of the local authorities with the citizens, especially within the Community Initiative Teams Facilitators have been actively involved, together with the Community Initiative Teams, and have successfully completed the main stages: community mapping (actors and resources), strengthening the community consensus on the area of ​​intervention (improving public services), participatory analysis of the current situation logistic technical analysis of the solutions, selection of the solution, self-evaluation of the service. Facilitators have continuously monitored, evaluated, and disseminated the progress made by the beneficiaries.

During the orientation session organized on January 18, 2022, the facilitators learned about the specifics of the activities planned for this year and presented the progress, the success factors, but also the risks in the partner communities.

In 2022, the facilitators aim to enable and empower the representatives of the local public authorities and the members of the local teams, especially regarding the consolidation of the capacities for coordinating the actions and the implementation of the Plan for Improving the Communal Household Services; to contribute to the development of civic activism and participation mechanisms. This way, the Community Initiative Teams could independently organize and deliver the activities within the project, occasionally using the support of the facilitator. In the next period, the partner communities will complete the development of the service improvement plan and sign the grant agreements.

We’d like to remind that in the period 2021-2023, thirty localities / groups of localities are implementing projects aimed at improving the delivery of communal household services, with the support of the Project “MĂ IMPLIC”, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by SKAT Consulting. Most intervention projects are in the field of improving the solid waste management service, followed by those aimed at drinking water supply and sanitation services (transportation and treatment of wastewater). In three localities, the project will improve the street lighting service.

Following the signed agreement, the municipalities benefit from funding (maximum 65,000 CHF), consulting, and capacity building services. The Project “MĂ IMPLIC” help the LPA and the service provider not only to improve the infrastructure but also to develop long-term capacities to keep this infrastructure in good shape and to have sustainable models for financing the provision of services. In our work, we ensure that local citizens, employees of LPAs, NGOs, economic agents are actively involved in modernizing public services in the community and especially that the less advantaged have equal access to these services.