Training of local facilitators on the Participatory Budgeting in Beja
On the 8th of April 2017, the Associative Action organized a training session for the members of local CSOs in Beja to become local facilitators of Participatory Budgeting.
The role of the local facilitators is to collaborate with the members of the local authorities to successfully implement the awareness and communication campaign aimed to invite the citizens to participate in the citizen forums of the PB, as well as to organize the citizen forums (moderating the debate between municipal officers and citizens, facilitation of the citizens work groups, organization of the voting and election process related to the citizen projects ideas and citizen delegates).
Communication training session in Béjà
In order to implement the communication campaign properly, the Associative Action organized a 2 days training session related to the awareness and communication campaign, for the members of the municipality of Ariana, as well as the members of local CSOs, between the 6th and 7th of June 2017.
During the training, the Associative Action trained the participants on the best practices to use with citizens, and proposed a design model for the communication tools. This model was the subject of debate and consultation between the members of the municipality and those of the local CSOs.
By the end of the training, a communication plan was developed identifying the quantity of communication tools that will be provided by Associative Action, the distribution of roles between the members of the municipality and the local CSOs for the execution of the awareness and communication campaign, as well as the dates and the deadline for each activity of the campaign.
Signature of the Participatory Budgeting Partnership agreement of the municipality of Beja
On the 04th of Mars 2017, the municipality of Beja signed an officiel partnership agreement with the local NGOs to implement the Participatory Budgeting process. The partnership agreement included all the tasks and responsibilities of each stakeholders during the process.
16 local NGOs signed the agreement with the municipality (see document below).
Advocacy meeting with the Municipality of Beja
On January 23th, 2017, the Associative Action organized an advocacy meeting with the municipality of Sidi Bouzid in favor of adopting the Participatory Budget process.
The experts of the Associative Action presented the project while explaining the implementation process of the Participatory Budget mechanism: the different activities and the timetable for implementation.
The experts represented the various advantages that this project will have for the municipality, the local NGOs and the citizens.
The agreement of the municipality of Beja will be materialized by the signature of the Participatory Budgeting Partnership agreement.
