ML- Governance and Budget Decentralization Technical Assistance Project

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The development objective of the Governance and Budget Decentralization Technical Assistance Project is to strengthen capacity for public financial management at decentralized level for improved budgetary decision-making and enhanced transparency and oversight. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening capacity for Public Financial Management (PFM) at decentralized level. This component has four sub-components: 1) resource mobilization and allocation criteria; 2) budget preparation and monitoring; 3) procurement; and 4) accounting and internal controls. The second component of the project is piloting new PFM tools in the basic education and health sectors. This component is organized in two sub-components: education pilot; and health pilot. The third component of the project is strengthening oversight and community participation. This has two subcomponents: external audit; and participation. The fourth component of the project is project implementation and coordination.