National Decentralized Planning and Finance Program

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The development objective of the National Decentralized Planning and Finance Project for Mozambique is to improve the capacity of local government to manage public financial resources for district development in a participatory and transparent manner. There are seven components to the project. The first component of the project is improving national support systems. This component consists of technical assistance to the central and provincial levels to further develop and strengthen national systems designed to facilitate technically, economically, financially, environmentally and socially sound decentralized planning and finance and the integration of local planning instruments into the national planning cycle. The second component of the project is strengthening participatory planning and budgeting. This component focuses on improving the quality and scaling up coverage of five-year district strategic development plans (PEDDs) and annual district operational plans and budgets (PESODs). The third component of the project is enhancing management and implementation capacity. This component supports the management and execution of the PEDD and PESOD by: (i) improving the capacity of districts to implement public investments in various sectors at the local level; (ii) providing training to civil servants in administration, financial management, procurement and revenue collection, and safeguards; and (iii) implementing the national system of monitoring and evaluation at the local level. The fourth component of the project is strengthening oversight and accountability. This component supports activities that strengthen internal inspection and external auditing of financial management and administrative procedures to promote greater transparency and public accountability by: (i) extending the coverage of inspections and audits in provinces and districts; (ii) strengthening the internal control system in provinces and districts; (iii) improving citizens' participation in the oversight of public management. The fifth component of the project is knowledge management. This component ensures that the knowledge and experiences generated by the project are collected, systematized, and disseminated so as to ensure continuous learning and influence policy development through demonstration. The six component of the project is effective project management and coordination. This component strengthens the capacity of government at the central and provincial levels to manage and institutionalize the project. The seventh component of the project is activities funded outside of the common fund. This component involves a targeted program of capacity building in selected provinces to facilitate further decentralized planning and finance at the provincial and district levels in these provinces.