total of pb processes
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123

local government
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123

regional, state
​and national governments

0

other type of institution

0

large cities

0

capital cities

0

Legislation regarding the regulation of Participatory Budgeting experiences
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There is no legislation at the moment. However, Act No. 96-06 on the Local Authorities Code, provides the possibility of citizens’ participation and information on the management of local affairs and is appropriate for the implementation of the PB.

Outstanding innovation
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1. Raising awareness and mobilization of local actors;

2. The establishment of Local Observatories for Participatory Democracy in order to supervise the quality of processes, the monitoring and evaluation of processes, the dissemination of lessons learned and the institutionalization of good practices in public policies;

3. Further reinforcement of the actors’ capacity to interfere, especially the holding of training sessions regarding Human Rights and Citizenship;

4. Publish and disseminate teaching materials: training guides and manuals on participatory budgeting themes (gender, climate change, children and youth);

5. The organization of days of dialogue and citizen questioning on local public management;

6. The preparation of the national independent evaluation report on participatory governance.

PRINCIPAL TENDENCIES DETECTED
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1. The signature of agreements between beneficiary Territorial Communities and Technical and Financial Partners (PTF);

2. The elaboration of the decree of citizen participation and the right to the city;

3. The construction of processes of general interest, that involves the citizens and the establishment of social dialogue;

4. Measuring the performance of local authorities and improving their services;

5. The design of the YTAX tool and its application in CT tests for reliability and transparency in local taxation.

Other information
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1. Popularization of the decree on citizen participation, the law and its translation into national languages;

2. Sharing lessons from the PB projects at the national level;

3. Elaboration of training guides and manuals adapted and responding to the objectives of the PB projects in terms of information, awareness and training of administrative authorities, elected officials and local actors;

4. System for Measuring the Performance of Local Authorities (SMP-CT) with an opportunity to establish a cultural performance as a device for territorial development.

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1 All the Participatory Budgeting experiences are developed at the local
level along with the support International Organizations regarding local
development.

C O M M U N I T Y

capital

Dakar

population

15 854 360

language

French

currency

West African CFA Franc

P O S I T I O N   O N   I N D E X E S

DEMOCRACY

73
FLAWED DEMOCRACY

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

164
LOW

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION

67/180

WORLD HAPPINESS

111/156