Foreword from the President
Welcome to our new website. We stand to provide you with information on the activities of all local Authorities in Namibia. Please take time to go through our Website.
Fundraising Dinner
A fundraising dinner was held at the Safari Hotel on the 22nd of November 2007. The theme of the dinner was "Towards fostering and strengthening Public Private Partnerships". The event was a great success. Funding was raised through the auctioning of pictures and pledges from individuals.
[ALAN 2007 Dinner in Pictures]Notice of Cancellation :ICT Africa
UCLGA has announced the cancellation of ICT Africa -a conference on ICT in African Local Government. Click here for more details.
First Ordinary Session of the Council of the UCLGA
July 2008 marks a very important date in the African local government calender. The 1st Ordinary Congress of the United Cities Local Governments of Africa(UCLGA) will be held in which, in line with the Constitution of the UCLGA, the 1st Ordinary Session of the Council of UCLGA, the highest decision organisation , will sit. The Congress is scheduled for 7 to 11 July 2008, in Accra, Ghana. [Read more...]World Mayors Conference on Global Warming and Extinction of Human Race
The Asian Council of Mayors and All India Council of Mayors are jointly organizing "World Mayors Conference on Global Warming and Extinction of Human Race" on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, of April 2008. The inauguration session will be held at New Delhi and the concluding sessions at Dehradun Uttarakhand India, to formulate Himalayan Declaration. The Conference will also hold deliberation and discussion on issues of Poverty, Hunger and Urban Development on Global aspect.Local Government Gender Action Plan Roll-Out Workshops
The aim of the workshop is to build gender analysis skills of local councillors and officials, and local government associations. The workshop is being organised by the Association of Local Authorities (ALAN) and Gender Links (GL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare; Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development with support from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA). The following categories of people from the respective local authorities are invited to attend the workshop: the Chairperson of council or other nominated Councillor, the CEO of council or other nominated official, Gender or HIV and AIDS focal person, Member of the community/ Civil society organisation.
The Karas and Hardap Regions are to serve as the first two Pilot Sessions. Click here to view the dates and venues of all the workshops.
Promoting Municipal Partnership Namibia - Sweden
Promoting Municipal Partnership is an initiative whose objective is to ensure that at least four new relations between Swedish and Namibian municipalities will be established by June 2008. The municipalities should have potential of developing into formal Municipal Partnerships within the framework of the Municipal Partnership North-South Programme.
For more details on the project please download the project proposal.[Download]Previously Posted Articles:
Technical Study Trip for A.R.C. and A.L.A.NStrategic Plans for Local Authorities
Gender and Local Government Training of Trainers (TOT) and Materials Development Workshop
Alan/ Cities Alliance Namibian City Development Strategies (Ncds) Pilot Project
Preparatory City Development Strategies in Namibia
At the Coalface: Gender and Local Government