..:: Institute of Local Government Studies-Building Capacity for Local Governance

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) started in 1999 as a project of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development with support from the World Bank and the Royal Netherlands Government.

In July 2003, the Institute’s Bill, Act 647 of 2003 was passed. Its legal mandate provides recognition for the Institute as responsible for training, information dissemination and research in the area of local governance.

The institute exists to initiate, coordinate and provide demand driven local governance studies, education, training and research as a local governance "Center of Excellence". The institute has its main campus in Accra and another campus in Tamale in the northern region of Ghana.

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GHANA'S LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LRED)
Local and Regional Economic Development approach to poverty reduction was introduced in the year 2005. LRED activities were first carried out by the Rural Trade and Industry Project (RUTIPP), which was implemented between 2005 and 2007 in nine districts. The regions involved included the Brong-Ahafo Region (Kintampo North, Berekum, Techiman, Sunyani, Asutifi), the Ashanti Region (Sekyere East, Kumasi) and the Northern Region (Tamale and Savelugu-Nanton) . ....more...

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