| Country | South Africa |
| Duration | Start 24 December, 2017 till 24 December, 2020 |
| Policy field(s) | Local economic development |
| Funding | Delegation of the European Union to South Africa |
The wider objective of the project is increased economic development & growth in South African mining towns.
The specific objective is for Local Authorities to actively engage partners to co-implement mining Social & Labour Plans (SLP) projects.
The expected results of the project are:
1: Increased capacity of LAs to engage with mining companies.
2: Improved capacity of LAs to empower community members for effective public participation.
3: Enhanced LA capacity to facilitate municipal policy coherence and alignment (IDP and SDFs aligned to mine-SLP).
4: Increased exposure & capacity of LAs to develop approaches to economic diversification.
VNG International is implementing this grant in co-operation with:
- Musina Municipality
- CLCB, Centre for Local Capacity Building Pretoria
The specific objective is for Local Authorities to actively engage partners to co-implement mining Social & Labour Plans (SLP) projects.
The expected results of the project are:
1: Increased capacity of LAs to engage with mining companies.
2: Improved capacity of LAs to empower community members for effective public participation.
3: Enhanced LA capacity to facilitate municipal policy coherence and alignment (IDP and SDFs aligned to mine-SLP).
4: Increased exposure & capacity of LAs to develop approaches to economic diversification.
VNG International is implementing this grant in co-operation with:
- Musina Municipality
- CLCB, Centre for Local Capacity Building Pretoria