UNDP A2I Projects - Strengthening Democratic Governance Tools to Help Maintain Peace and Stability in the Context of Poverty Reduction and Development Promotion

Strengthening Democratic Governance Tools to Help Maintain Peace and Stability in the Context of Poverty Reduction and Development Promotion

Region: Africa
Country: Cape Verde
Staff Contact: Oumar.Diallo@undp.org
Project Title: Strengthening Democratic Governance Tools to Help Maintain Peace and Stability in the Context of Poverty Reduction and Development Promotion
Project focus: Communication mechanisms for vulnerable groups; e-governance
Projct status: Completed
Entry Point: 2,5
Project summary: Within this comprehensive governance programme there were a number of relevant access to information activities. These included the development of a strategy paper that explored how to enable marginalized people to engage in development policy processes. The project supported the creation of an information system to inform citizens about development issues and enable participation in decision-making. The project also provided support to radio programming aimed at mobilizing society around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).