community-driven development Archives

Can Competition Between Villages Reduce Conflict Within Them?

August 15, 2026 Limabenla Jamir

In places affected by conflict and social divisions, the way governments organize and finance local services across different levels can either reinforce divisions or help communities work together. Intergovernmental systems are therefore about more than […]

Coming soon: LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Local Democracy

September 25, 2023 LPS Alliance

When a country is committed to inclusive governance, democracy, and community-led development, it will empower its citizens to address their collective challenges as close to the people as efficiently possible by empowering their local governments […]

Localizing development ? When does “local” means “local” ?

March 21, 2023 LPSAManager

Where did all the “localization” terms come from and what are the differences? People tend to use them sloppily, or interchangeably in ways that undermine the important distinctions they stand for. These terms emerge from […]