Programme to Support Decentralisation and Good Governance - RLDSF III

completed

As part of Rwanda's decentralization policy, the FC measure supports the Rwanda Local Development Support Fund (RLDSF), which finances municipal infrastructure measures at district level and supports the districts in the planning, implementation and monitoring of infrastructure projects. Together with the TC measures, the project is embedded in the German program to support decentralization and good governance. The projects to be implemented come from the district development plans of the municipalities, which were drawn up with the involvement of the population and their elected representatives (at village, cell, sector and district level), and serve the needs of the local population in all 30 districts nationwide. In selecting them, priority is given to those projects that promote the development of rural areas and the local economy and can contribute to poverty reduction. The RLDSF was established in 2011 as the successor to the Common Development Fund (CDF) and manages the funds of several donors for local development in the decentralization area. In addition to direct investments in local infrastructure projects, the FC contribution will also finance consulting services to strengthen the institutional capacities of the RLDSF, which will also benefit the districts via the RLDSF. The aim of the project is to improve the supply of municipal infrastructure in the districts, which will be identified with the participation of the population and used by them to promote local economic and social development. The target group is the entire population of Rwanda in the 30 districts. The total cost of the project depends on the available financing volume. The FC contribution amounts to EUR 7 million.