Meeting municipal objectives through partnerships

Identify municipal objectives for service partnerships

•  social

•  economic

•  financial

•  physical

•  political

•  institutional

Locating and linking partnerships in urban governance and management

Establish approach to partnership development that contributes to governance objectives

•  participation and consultation

•  integrated planning at the strategic level

•  financially sound management

•  accountable and transparent actions

•  collaborative and innovative management

Link partnership activities into other poverty-related activities, e.g.

•  community mobilisation, empowerment and organisation

•  demand-led initiatives

•  service gradation

•  land tenure resolution

Develop partnerships in relation to broader municipal obligations and functions

•  create a strategic approach

•  agree priorities through public consultation

•  create confidence through effective sequencing of service reforms

•  build on the lessons of each partnership

Contributing to poverty reduction

Identify the needs and objectives of the poor

•  carry out participatory poverty/livelihood assessments

•  identify areas of institutional and political marginalisation

•  clarify objectives of diverse groups

Incorporate the lessons of poverty reduction, e.g.

•  facilitate demand-led service delivery

•  enhance community capacity to participate

•  integrate solutions at the micro-level

•  respond to variability and diversity within poor communities

•  address gender bias and marginalisation

Identify and respond to key concerns of the poor, e.g.

•  lack of choice

•  affordability

•  accessibility

•  exploitation

•  security of tenure

•  employment opportunities

Identify existing actors, assets and mechanisms involved in service delivery to the poor, e.g.

•  municipal actors

•  private operators

•  informal service providers

•  NGO support

•  other poor households