Implementation

Here we will share ideas and resources on many types of LED programmes and projects that are undertaken in communities across the world. Our focus is to provide ideas that could be adapted to the African context. We have categorized the many types of LED activities into five thematic areas, all located in our Project Ideas Bank. Click on these five thematic areas and you will find a wealth of ideas, rationales methods and examples uploaded by LEDNA advisers and users:

We will add to these ideas over time with your input, we are especially keen to share more African experiences.

Resourcing LED

LED strategies use resources, financial, human, physical as well as institutional. Because LED strategies can be so complex and comprehensive, resourcing can be challenging. A clear need is to link projects into funding streams, public and private sector. Nothing is more frustrating than undertaking a public process to improve the local economy only to find that resource planning means the projects cannot be implemented. An example of how an LED strategy was integrated into the local government capital investment plan can be seen here in this example from Bulgaria. In this section resources are gathered on resourcing LED.

Delivery Options

LED strategies are normally led and managed by a partnership headed by the public sector usually local governments, with close working with the private and community sectors. IN some communities, especially in immediate post conflict situations where local governments may be in disarray, local economic development agencies may take the responsibility for a few years.

When it comes to implementation of LED programmes and projects these are commonly delivered by a complete range of public, private and community sector actors.

Monitoring and evaluation, coordination of project implementation and related matters is also normally undertaken by local governments that normally also have the democratic responsibility. Again however, citizen panels can be recruited to observe or mange this process.

In this section various delivery options will be presented.

Managing Crises

Urban and rural communities, large and small, face many types of crises which are many and varied, political, financial, environmental, post -conflict - in this resource we will build a range of resources to assist communities to measure risk on certain dimensions and give examples of what has been done to manage crises.