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Mahlubonke Makunga
Mahlubonke
Makunga
Joannette Bos
Joannette
Bos
Andrew Macdonell
Andrew
Macdonell
Making friends with local government
Loughborough University
2018
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Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Making_friends_with_local_government/9586250
Five years after the start of democratic government in South Africa, local government structures in the Eastern
Cape are beginning to take over responsibility for the delivery of basic water services from central government,
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and village water committees (VWCs). This shift in responsibility has forced
NGOs, like the Mvula Trust, to examine their modus operandi and the appropriateness of their existing
partnerships with community structures.
This paper documents the experience of the Mvula Trust in the Eastern Cape on several programs in which partnerships
with new local government bodies are developing. Particular reference is made to the Eastern Cape Premier’s Office programme, the Irish Aid Model Project programme and the DANIDA Contract facilitation programme. The challenges, benefits and problems of working with local government are assessed, and recommendations made as to how more effective partnerships can be developed in the future.