forumpartnerships2006 Herzegovina and Bosnia Geographic scale Policy framework

Policy tools/ Policy areas Instruments Instruments Objectives Functions Rationale 1/2 Framework andsetting Local ActionGroups Bosnia andHerzegovina _ are: The functionsoftheLocalActionGroups Union. withtheEuropean Process andAssociation theStabilisation BiHin which istosupport project, withoverall objectiveofSUTRA line the Thisisin the areaoflocaldevelopment. tobecomepotentialpartnersin by enablingthem sector NGOsandbusiness the capacityof the municipallevelandtoenhance inthedecisionmakingprocessat partners involve local to andprivatepartnershipsinBiH, aretoenhancethepublic The mainobjectivesofLAGs way. a sustainable in needs communitydevelopment andmanage toidentify sector governmental andthecivil Groups (LAGs)aimtobuild and strengthenthecapacityofcommunitymembers boththe Inthislight,theLocalAction BiH communities. and contributetohumandevelopmentof in BiH and reintegrationofrefugeesandDPs ofreturn sustainability social andeconomic ensurethelong-term offutureinterventionsthat thedesign toenable necessary conditions the forcreating aspre-condition isconsidered rights. Return basic human exercising of BiH and peacein ofsustainable thehighestimportancefordevelopment residence isof pre-war of inBiHtotheir places persons Importance ofthereturnrefugeesanddisplaced Partnerships atwork authorities, civil society organisations and the private business sector. privatebusiness andthe societyorganisations authorities, civil local bringingtogether partnerships new local as LAGsareconsidered Development). Local Partnership for Approach – ToRights-based PLOD (SUpport SUTRA called Project ofnew ofSUTRA establishedin2006asapart Zvornik)were phase Srebrenica and Gorazde,Vlasenica, Grahovo, April2005.RemainingsixBosansko Authorities) in (Sipovo, TransfertoReturnRelated Project (Sustainable ProgrammeSUTRAII Development LAGs isapproximately 800,000. by of Srpska,andoneislocatedinBrckoDistrict.Thepopulationcovered the Republic Herzegovina,ninearein Federation ofBosniaand arebasedinthe Currently thirteenLAGs district. oneBrcko of Srpska)and and Republic Herzegovina (Federation ofBosniaand overtwoentities andZvornik)geographicallyspread Srebrenica Gorazde, Vlasenica, Grahovo, Bosansko Sipovo, District, Brcko Kljuc, Krupa, Bosanska Kladusa, Velika Jajce,Vares,Drvar, Maglaj, Bosanski Novi, Tuzla, Doboj,Travnik,BosanskiBrod,Samac, ofMostar,Lukavac, BosniaandHerzegovina(Derventa,City twenty-four municipalitiesof of local development action plans and the conduction of capacity building activities to building activities ofcapacity the conduction plansand action of localdevelopment providedtotargetgroups,the preparation counselling services The mainactivitiesinclude policy reformpolicieseconomic development andlocal Local government ______Eighteen Local Action Groups (LAGs) were initiated in the framework of the United Nations theUnited frameworkof in the initiated were (LAGs) ActionGroups Eighteen Local covering areas indisadvantaged areestablished Groups (LAGs) Twenty-threeLocal Action

creating and maintaining co-operation of all stakeholders atthelocallevel ofallstakeholders creating andmaintainingco-operation dissemination of best practices within andabroad. thecountry of bestpractices dissemination interritories;and providing informationandpublicity onsmall-scaleprojects project monitoring; assistance in impactonthe strategy; resultsoftheprojectsandtheir evaluating the and recommendation; project assessment ofthe establishing mechanisms securing theirsustainability; programmes/projectsand implementing developing and for therespectiveterritories; andsocialdevelopment ofeconomic defining strategies rateofemployment; increasing the improving theintegrationandco-ordinationofactivities leading tosocialinclusionand inclusion; related toemploymentandsocial

www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/forum/partnerships 2/2 2/2 forumpartnerships2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina Local Groups Action Partnership co-ordinators at regional / local level / local level at regional co-ordinators Partnership Cedomir Coric, [email protected] Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: of Mostar: Lejla Deronja-Suljic, City Slavisa Stajkovic, e-mail: [email protected] Lukavac Municipality: Azra Jusufbegovic, e-mail: [email protected] Tuzla Municipality: Goran Mihajlovic, e-mail: [email protected] Doboj Municipality: Darko Saracevic,Travnik Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Slavisa Stajkovic, e.mail: Bosanski Brod Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] Ratko Mihajlovic, Samac Municipality: Edvin Mehinagic,Maglaj Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] e-mail: Dmitrasinovic, Branislav Grad: Bosanski Novi/Novi Enver Sabic, e-mail: [email protected] Jajce Municipality: Rusmir Berberovic, e-mail: [email protected] Vares Municipality: Drvar Municipality: Nebojsa Jovicic, e-mail: [email protected] Kenan Keserovic, e-mail: [email protected] Municipality: Velika Kladusa Omer Sulejmanovic, Bosanska Krupa Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] Kljuc Municipality: Senad Zecevic, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] District: Slavisa Stajkovic, Rade Sipovo Municipality: [email protected], e-mail, [email protected] Miroslav Bilcar, e-mail: Bosansko Grahovo Municipality: Enver Adzem, e-mail: [email protected] Municipality: Blagoje Colovic, e-mail: [email protected] Vlasenica Municipality: e-mail: [email protected] Municipality: Slavisa Stajkovic, e-mail: [email protected] Zvornik Municipality: SERDA: Sefkija Okeric, Director, e-mail: [email protected] REZ RDA: AmelaDirector, e-mail: Malicbegovic, [email protected] NERDA: Enes Drljevic, Director, e-mail: [email protected] REDAH: Ivan Jurilj, Director, e-mail: [email protected] level at national / sub-regional co-ordination Partnership ARDA NW: Jugoslav Jovicic, e-mail: [email protected] ARDA NW: Jugoslav e-mail: [email protected] Jovicic, Contacts increase performance and efficiency ofperformance and increase functions. LAGs’ operate The LAGs as the bodyoperational level. Theat the local/municipal of projects for implementation LAGs reconstruction municipalities (including for their respective proposals develop sub-projects andof houses infrastructure, technical capacity local initiativesbuilding and definition of sustainability as as well components), measures all activities co-ordinate during implementation of the project. were which others, together with and in April 2005 operate to The first LAGs started 32 of approximately established in be financed for a period will the period 2005-2006, are themonths. The LAGs continuation of “local consortia”,have been operative which since 2003. The LAGs include municipal civil society organisations authorities, (NGOs) and the local business sector. The LAGs are based on a partnership which is signed between statement the partners to of responsibilities.ensure clear division An institutionalisation process is on-going. None by the United Nations Development Programme - The LAGs are currently being financed SUTRA Project, which is co-financed by the European Commission and BiH. The LAGs have gained recognition from the local authorities havewho accepted the notion consulting civil society and with of working organisations and the local business sector in their rendering of services to citizens. All partners of the LAGs have developed their capacities in identifying needs in the community, defining development priorities, drafting theproject proposals, improving public sector, partnership between private sector, and necessarymaking sure that municipalities take steps in order to measure the impact of service delivery including obtaining partnerships, feedback from citizens.

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