Bamenda: Councils Train on Elaboration of CDP

Councils in this era of decentralization are the closest autonomous administrative and financial units that cater for the needs of their local populations. The government of Cameroon is engaged in the process of transferring greater responsibilities and local resources to the different councils. With this, the council becomes the focal point for the orientation and management of local development. Unfortunately, most councils, council authorities and personnel are not equipped with competences and capacities related to planning and programming that are required to aid the councils function efficiently.

Bamenda I, Bamenda II and Bamenda III councils, like most councils, in the region, do not have a Council Development Plan (CDP) with the qualitative and quantitative needs of all the villages/quarters within its municipality. It is a document like this that will facilitate the proper orientation and management of the development aspirations of the council area. Also most councils are unaware of the vast resources within their municipalities and are thus unable to properly exploit, coordinate and use the resources available for the realisation of the local development of their council area.

With the support of the National Community Driven Program (PNDP), Local Support Organization (LSO), council officials and sector ministries were trained on planning and programming within the framework of the elaboration of the CDP of the Bamenda I, Bamenda II ...