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Capacity Building

“Bigyan mo ang tao ng isda at
napakain mo siya ng isang araw.
Turuan mo siyang mangisda at
napakain mo siya ng habang buhay.”
(Give a man a fish,
you have fed him for today.
Teach a man to fish and
you have fed him for a lifetime.)

The World Bank puts the transfer of knowledge for development and the building of human and institutional capacity at par with the transfer of financial resources and the building of physical capacity.

The challenge of successful urbanization and local governance in general is a major task. In the Philippines, the World Bank provides capacity building and institutional strengthening assistance for policy, regulatory, and institutional reform to address major constraints to effective and efficient urban development and management and overall local governance, to enhance productivity and provide basic services to the poor.

Components and Funding Sources

The on-going and approved projects on this page are potential funding source that local LGUs can tap for their various capacity building needs. For example, the Local Government Finance & Development Project can help LGUs in building their capacity for project preparation and feasibility study, detailed engineering and construction supervision and urban development planning.

Likewise, participation in the City Development Strategy & Upscaling Poverty-focused City Development Strategies in the Philippines can help LGUs in urban development planning. While the LGU Financial Management Audit Project aims to strengthen accountability in LGUs.

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