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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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German Development <strong>Institut</strong>e

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