VACANCY- Regional Project Officer

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific Project works with local government and other stakeholders in the Pacific region to strengthen local democracy and service delivery capacity of City and Town Councils.As part of an expansion of activities, we are seeking a qualified, energetic and diligent person to provide programme management support to the Project Office based in Suva, Fiji Islands.
Applications close 31 January 2012.

Gender in local government training of trainers, Samoa

Nine national trainers and 22 participants consisting of village council mayors, government women representatives, NGOs and public servants were part of a recent Gender in Local Government (GLG) roll-out workshop in Apia, Samoa. The program was supported jointly by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific and the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development, Samoa.

Staff from Kokopo/Vunamami Urban Local Level Government visit Mt Barker

Kokopo/Vanamami Urban Local-level Government (ULLG) in the East New Britain Province of PNG and Mt. Baker District Council of South Australia are recent partners in the PNG Good Practice Scheme. Recently four officers from Kokopo attended a short intensive training visit to Mt. Baker.