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Stefan Leiderer et al.<br />
— facilitate the implementation of the National Decentralisation Policy;<br />
and<br />
— enhance the accountability of local authorities to their constituents (cf.<br />
GFA 2005).<br />
All donors supporting Malawi’s decentralisation policy should support the<br />
establishment and implementation of the LDF and align their activities and<br />
procedures accordingly.<br />
Continued donor support to the NLGFC in order to ensure effectived<br />
decentralisation<br />
The NLGFC is an appropriate institution <strong>for</strong> supporting local government in<br />
financial management issues, capacity building and local development planning.<br />
Its staff is highly committed and adequately qualified. There<strong>for</strong>e, donors<br />
should support the work of NLGFC in a coordinated manner with a<br />
medium to long-term perspective. The most pressing need of NLGFC is additional<br />
manpower rather than technical training of existing staff. Taking a<br />
medium to long-term perspective in supporting NLGFC requires that regular<br />
evaluations are carried out to enquire whether the structure and responsibilities<br />
of NLGFC are still adequate <strong>for</strong> facilitating decentralisation or whether<br />
they have to be adapted. At the same time, it is critical that donor’s support to<br />
NLGFC is evaluated regularly and, if necessary, adapted to changing needs.<br />
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