Programme Decentralisation and Community Development III (FDC III)

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The aim of the FC measure is to strengthen local governments in Burkina Faso and to provide sustainable, primarily municipal infrastructure that meets the needs of the population and strengthens the local economy. The FC measure is part of the DC program Decentralization and Municipal Development and contributes to the implementation of the national decentralization strategy. The cooperation with both sponsors, the private municipal development fund FICOD (Fonds dInvestissement pour les Collectivités Dé-centralisées) and the national investment fund for local authorities FPDCT (Fonds Permanent pour le Développement des Collectivités Territoriales), is to be continued. The investment funds are to be implemented in infrastructure measures in the program area (administrative regions East, Center-East and South-West) via both FICOD and FPDCT, primarily at the municipal level. The measures financed are selected according to the demand of the individual municipalities and mainly include the construction/expansion of health stations and primary and secondary schools, wells and rows of shops in markets. The latter are rented out and contribute directly to improving municipal income. To ensure the sustainability of the investments, accompanying training and further education measures are carried out for the user committees responsible for operations and for municipal staff.