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Equi-City: A Project to Promote Equity and Transparency

UCLG ASPAC, in its conceptualization and involvement in projects, strives to engage different stakeholders in local planning and decision-making processes. UCLG ASPAC has been supporting Equi-City, a project by All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG), funded by the European Union, to promote inclusive and sustainable growth of Indian cities through collaborative multi-stakeholder approach using participatory governance between local authorities and stakeholders to ensure equitable provision of municipal services. The project also aims to promote diversity and contribute to capacity development of local government organizations.

A sensitization workshop was organized on 17th June, 2016 in Gorewada Basti, Nagpur which is a notified slum in Ward-8 to create awareness about the various aspects of the project.

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Through this endeavour, it is hoped that local authorities, elected representatives and citizens, especially poor urban dwellers, will engage collaboratively to find solutions in their respective localities. On one hand, local authorities will gain support through the Equi-City project to become responsive to pressing urban challenges, to raise leadership roles in resolving equitably municipal issues, and to create greater transparency and accountability in the operations and delivery of municipal services. On the other hand, it will inform and empower urban dwellers in impoverished areas to create greater demand for efficient municipal services, and equally important, to take part in the solution.