International Development Grant
Democratic Governance Program (DGP)
Project Number: CA-3-S064954001
Status: Closed
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Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $5,742,181.00
Start Date: February 09, 2010
End Date: June 30, 2015
Duration: 5.4 years
Project Description
The program utilizes three main mechanisms for program implementation to mobilize develop or enhance the resources needed to meet government / organizational priorities: partnership building / enhancement technical assistance and knowledge sharing. An estimated 1 215 women and men from 21 strategic institutions from nine developing countries (Ghana Mali Indonesia Tanzania Vietnam Uganda Malawi Namibia and the Philippines) and three regions (Asia Africa and the Americas and Caribbean) are direct beneficiaries. The Democratic Governance Program seeks to enhance the well-being of citizens in developing countries and countries in transition by enhancing individual and institutional capacity of selected government ministries departments public sector agencies and associations and training institutes. This includes support to civil society organizations through technical assistance partnership and knowledge sharing with Canadian and international partners. The ultimate goal of the Democratic Governance Program is to improve the quality of public policies programs and services in partners countries.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved by the end of the project detailed by country include: (1) African Association of Public Administration and Management (headquartered in Kenya): IPAC supported the procurement of essential computer equipment and software significantly enhancing the local partner’s capacity for desktop publishing marketing and financial management. (2) Ghana: Onsite training sessions were held for 679 public servants (140 women) from various government Ministries Departments and Agencies on enterprise risk management. Gender was mainstreamed into the training and training materials and the importance of gender perspectives in risk management practices was reflected in the trainings. (3) Indonesia: Following technical assistance missions the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs is better equipped to deliver training for its staff and develop policies to support new service delivery mechanisms. (4) Malawi: IPAC held several training sessions for public service commissioners responsible for hiring and promotions in the Malawian public service on integrating performance assessments into promotions. (5) Mali: Given travel restrictions to Mali IPAC conducted a regional study mission to share practices and experiences with nursing regulatory bodies in neighbouring West African states. As a result nursing regulatory bodies in Mali and Burkina Faso agreed to consult on the development of a joint action plan to harmonize nursing standards educational qualifications and certification requirements in both countries. (6) Namibia: IPAC’s assistance enabled one of the local partners to develop a business plan to manage the design and implementation of a blended curriculum for training early childhood educators. In addition the local partner enhanced its capacity to analyze training materials for gender equality impacts/opportunities to incorporate messages that address gender bias. (7) Philippines: Through Canadian input the Philippines government started
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP