ODT-4.3 · Domain 4

Community spaces

No places for dialogue and no local services in the village.

How to read this sheet

The territorial problem addressed, what ODT delivers itself, the deliverables, the support of the other divisions, the SDG targets and the proposed monitoring indicators.

  • Context figures are sourced and dated.
  • Final indicators are agreed with the contracting authority.
  • Track-record status is shown until references are documented.
Social and organisational infrastructure
Illustrative drawing.

The context in Cameroon

384decentralised local authorities: 10 regions, 14 city councils and 360 municipalities.Journal du Cameroun · 10/08/2023 · source ↗
7.5%of the State budget was transferred to local authorities in 2020, whereas the 2019 General Code of Decentralised Local Authorities sets the decentralisation grant at a minimum of 15%.OECD / UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance (SNG-WOFI) · 2020 data · source ↗

Since the 2019 General Code of Decentralised Local Authorities, municipalities and regions have taken on new responsibilities without the matching resources or capacity. Shared infrastructure lasts only if its governance is organised from the design stage. See all the challenges →

What ODT delivers

  • Participatory programming with the community
  • Space design and site selection
  • Rules of use and management committee
  • Financing and monitoring of use

Deliverables

  • Participatory programming report
  • Plans
  • Rules of use
  • Management plan

With the other XP-NOVA divisions

This service is delivered entirely by ODT.

ODT remains your single point of contact: it coordinates the support and brings the results together in one file.

Contribution to the SDGs

SDGsTarget
11Sustainable cities and communities
11.7 · Safe, inclusive and accessible public spaces
16Peace, justice and strong institutions
16.7 · Inclusive and participatory decision-making

Targets are abridged; the official wording is published by the United Nations.

Proposed monitoring indicators

  • Use of the space
  • Community meetings held
  • Share of women and young people among users

Final indicators, baselines and targets are agreed with the contracting authority in the project's results framework.

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