Overall Objective

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Intervention Improved functioning of local

LGCP South Africa Programme

Objective verifiable indicators 1. Unemployment in South Africa (27% in 2012)

governments with respect to Local Economic Development (LED) in

2. Economic growth (3.2% in 2011)

South Africa

3. GINI coefficient (0.71 in 2011)

Increased capacity of 15 local

1.

LED Strategies and Catchment

governments, three Catchment

Management Strategies (CMS) (re-)

Management Agencies (CMAs) and

defined, based on participatory

the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in South Africa

2.

Sources of verification 1.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

2.

South Africa GDP Growth Rate

3.

The World Bank GINI Index

1.

(Re-) defined strategies and / or operational plans

2.

Operational plans, LGCP progress

and Board) • Continued commitment and

methods by the end of 2013 (Y/N)

and monitoring reports, including

participation of beneficiary local

the baseline study

governments and local government

Organizational development

association

institutionalise LED

implemented by the end of 2016

learning strategy, senior

3.

• Continued openness of external

(Y/N)

management reports on

environment for local government

Organizational development

operationalization of the

capacity development and

learning strategy for CMAs

organizational development

decentralisation

developed and institutionalized by

learning strategy

the end of 2015 (Y/N)

5.

• Continued authority to act (council

Operational plans for LED strategies and CMS’ are (being)

4.

Assumptions

(Trading economics)

to enhance, organise and

3.

Specific Objective

1/10

4.

Minutes of meetings, official press

Increased number of initiatives

releases by local governments,

supporting LED commenced, by the

CMAs and SALGA publication or

end of 2016 (Y/N)

correspondence regarding

LED principles are mainstreamed within urban planning and / or

cooperation 5.

Integrated development plans,

sanitation delivery services by the

urban planning strategies,

end of 2016 (Y/N)

sanitation plans

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

2/10

Result 1: Increased capability of 15 local governments and three CMAs to define and agree on LED Strategies / CMS Capability

Results attributable to LGCP

Objective verifiable indicators

Sources of verification

Assumptions

Participating local governments and

1.1 A) Participatory workshop(s) for

1.1 A) Training report, minutes of

• Limited staff turn-over

meetings

1.1 Improved understanding of the

by the end of 2013 (Y/N)

B) Training report, minutes of

resources for local governments and

use of participatory methods

B) Participatory workshop(s) for

meetings

CMAs

during LED strategy / CMS

CMS formulation completed by the

formulation

end of 2013 (Y/N)

1.2 Improved capacity in translating

1.2 A) Content of existing national

relevant national frameworks for

frameworks for LED translated in

LED to local needs

local LED strategy by mid 2014 (Y/N)

Participating local governments have:

B) Content of existing national

1.3 Identified urban development

frameworks for LED translated in

initiatives and sanitation delivery services in their LED strategy

CMS by mid 2014 (Y/N) 1.3 Number of urban development initiatives and sanitation delivery services addressed in LED

To Act and Commit

strategies by the end of 2013 (Y/N)

Results

• Transparency on available financial

CMAs have:

LED strategy formulation completed

1.2 A) LED strategies B) CMS 1.3 LED strategies, minutes of meetings

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

3/10

Result 2: Increased capability of 15 local governments and three CMAs to implement LED Strategies / CMS Capability

Results attributable to LGCP

Objective verifiable indicators

Sources of verification

Assumptions

Participating local governments and

2.1 A) Number of LED initiatives,

2.1 A) Evidence of LED initiatives (e.g.

• The national economy continues to

CMAs have:

identified in (re-) defined LED

media coverage, reports), LED

be favorable for investments from

2.1 Improved their operationalisation

strategy, implemented in each local

strategy

national and international businesses

capacity to implement LED

government by the end of 2016 (Y/N)

B) Contracts

strategy / CMS and / or

B) Number of contracts agreed upon

C) Baseline study, reports of

operational plan, including

by local governments and CMAs by

meetings, LGCP progress and

effective and efficient contract

the end of 2016 (Y/N)

monitoring reports

management

C) Contracts properly managed (Y/N)

Participating local governments have:

To Deliver on Development Objectives

Results

2.2 Improved the capacity to

2.2 In 8 local governments catalyst projects on urban planning and / or

implement catalyst projects in the

sanitation services have been or are

field of urban planning and / or

being implemented by the end of

sanitation services

2016 (Y/N)

2.3 Created a conducive business

2.3 Reduced time duration of

environment through improved

procedures, necessary for the

procedures

commencement of urban development initiatives and sanitation delivery services by the end of 2016 (Y/N)

2.2 LGCP progress and monitoring reports 2.3 Time duration measurements of necessary procedures

• Local governments are able to

finance urban development plans • Local governments are able to

finance sanitation service delivery schemes • CMA funding is appropriate to

execute tasks

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

4/10

Result 3: Increased capability of three CMAs to institutionalise organizational development strategies Capability

Results attributable to LGCP

Objective verifiable indicators

Sources of verification

Assumptions

Participating CMAs have:

3.1 Organisational development learning

3.1 Organisational development

• Continuation of the original

3.1 Developed and internalised an

strategy developed for the two pilot

learning strategy for CMAs,

implementation plan to establish nine

organisational development

CMAs and used for the

institutional assessment

CMAs

learning strategy

establishment of a new CMA(s) by

3.2 Established and properly use a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system

the end of 2014 (Y/N) 3.2 A) Comprehensive monitoring and

To Adapt and Self-renew

and monitoring reports on institutional development)

evaluation system developed and

B) Internal policies / work

operational by mid 2014 (Y/N)

instructions / meeting minutes from

B) Positive actions undertaken by

senior management on the use of

senior management to internalize the

the M&E system

M&E system as of mid 2014 (Y/N)

Results

3.2 A) M&E reports (including progress

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

5/10

Result 4: Increased capability of 15 local governments, three CMAs and SALGA to identify and relate to external stakeholders on LED Capability

Results attributable to LGCP

Objective verifiable indicators

Sources of verification

Assumptions

Participating local governments have:

4.1 Local governments aware of business

4.1 Business needs assessment

• Willingness of private

4.1 Increased awareness on needs of businesses in relation to local governments Participating local governments and CMAs

end of 2016 (Y/N) 4.3 Intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in the LED sector

4.2 Structured their cooperation and where

clarified and agreed upon by partners

policies

To Relate to External Stakeholders

4.2 Number of formal partnerships by the

have: possible aligned (capital) investment

Results

needs by mid 2014 (Y/N)

involved by the end of 2016 (Y/N) 4.4 A) External stakeholders identified (f.e.

4.2 Minutes of meetings, correspondence regarding

business initiatives with local

cooperation, and if applicable,

governments

capital investment policies 4.3 Minutes of meetings, report on roles and responsibilities 4.4 A) Stakeholder assessment reports

Participating local governments, CMAs and

in the form of public private

B) Minutes of meetings, media

SALGA have:

partnerships) by the end of 2014 (Y/N)

coverage, or correspondence

4.3 Improved understanding of the division

B) Collaboration effectuated in LED

of intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in the LED sector 4.4 Collaborated and exchanged views with external stakeholders with regard to LED initiatives 4.5 Improved capacity to communicate and

initiatives by the end of 2016 (Y/N) 4.5 Number of initiatives to stimulate new dialogues by the end of 2016 (Y/N) 4.6 A) Number of lobby and advocacy initiatives regarding LED service delivery by the end of 2016 (Y/N)

to stimulate dialogue with external

B) SALGA continued to participate in

stakeholders

the review of the national framework

SALGA has: 4.6 Improved lobby and advocacy capacity for addressing challenges to LED service delivery

for LED by mid 2013 (Y/N)

companies to enter into

regarding cooperation 4.5 Minutes of meetings, reports 4.6 A) Reports on lobby activities B) Position papers of SALGA

• Minimum degree of

(organized) businesses

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

6/10

Result 5: Increased capability of 15 local governments to internalize a common understanding on LED Capability

Results attributable to LGCP

Objective verifiable indicators

Sources of verification

Assumptions

Within local governments:

5.1 Councilors and officials voice a

5.1 LED strategy, training report on

• Endorsed revised national

5.1 Councillors and officials have a common understanding of LED 5.2 Councillors and officials have

common understanding of LED by the

councillor support, minutes of

end of 2015 (Y/N)

meetings, media coverage

5.2 Division of roles and responsibilities in relation to LED agreed upon by

report on roles and

the division of their roles and

councilors and officials by the end of

responsibilities

responsibilities in relation to LED

2015 (Y/N)

5.3 Officials of various relevant

5.3 A) LED principles included in urban

integrated development planning

planning strategies by the end of 2016

B) Sanitation strategy, integrated

collaboration on LED related issues

(Y/N)

development planning

B) LED principles included in

C) LED documents, policy

sanitation strategies by the end of

documents, report of

2016 (Y/N)

interdepartmental meetings

various relevant departments established by the end of 2015 (Y/N)

To Achieve Coherence

5.3 A) Urban planning strategy,

departments have improved

C) Number of collaborations between

Results

5.2 LED strategy, policy documents,

increased understanding regarding

framework on LED

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

LGCP South Africa Programme

7/10

Result #

Activities

Preconditions

1

•

• Economic development policies at

•

Conducting a baseline study to assess the capacity gaps in the field of LED for fine tuning

national level continue to be explicit

interventions

on LED

Training and coaching on understanding and appreciating the need for participatory methods

• Minimum presence of business activity

during LED strategy / CMS formulation •

Coaching on how to translate national policies into local LED strategies / CMS

•

Advise and coaching of local governments / CMAs in reviewing and re-defining (when necessary) existing LED strategies / CMS and corresponding operational plans in a participatory manner

•

Coaching local governments on identifying urban development initiatives and needed sanitation services, to be included in LED

Activities 1

strategies

1

This section presents a general overview of activities foreseen during the implementation of the LGCP South Africa Programme. VNG International will annually prepare Work Plans in which a detailed activity description and planning is presented. The Annual Work Plans are submitted for approval to the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as has been contractually agreed (DEC 0114498).

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Result #

Activities

2

•

LGCP South Africa Programme

Coaching of local governments / CMAs in the implementation of the LED strategy / CMS and / or operational plan

•

Training and coaching of local governments on creating a conducive business environment

•

Training and coaching of local governments in streamlining procedures for an effective and efficient handling of permits, licensing, urban development approvals etc

Activities

•

Coaching of local governments and CMAs on contract management

•

Training and coaching to local governments on implementation of catalyst projects in the field of urban planning and / or sanitation services

8/10

Preconditions (continued)

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Result #

Activities

3

•

LGCP South Africa Programme

Conducting an institutional assessment to assess the set-up and operationalization of the two pilot CMAs, in order to fine tune interventions

•

Support the development of an organizational development learning strategy for the two pilot CMAs, to be applied to the newly to be established CMA(s)

•

Advice and technical assistance on developing

Activities

a M&E system

9/10

Preconditions (continued)

LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Result #

Activities

4

•

LGCP South Africa Programme

10/10

Preconditions (continued)

Conducting a business needs assessment on what businesses expect from local governments

•

Conducting an assessment of relevant stakeholders in the field of LED

•

Organising network events and providing tools to enable communication, collaboration and exchange between local governments, CMAs, SALGA and external stakeholders

•

Communication training for local governments, CMAs and SALGA

•

Training of SALGA staff in lobby and advocacy

Activities

methods to be applied in LED service delivery challenges •

Training and coaching on intergovernmental roles and responsibilities in the LED sector

Result #

Activities

5

•

Training of councillors and officials on LED, in order to create a common understanding

Activities

•

Training and coaching on the division of roles and responsibilities for councillors and officials in relation to LED

•

Training on integrated programme approach

Preconditions (continued)