The
Democratic Governance Support Programme (DGSP)
Awareness
Respondents
were asked to indicate their levels of awareness of the decentralised
funds. Free primary education (at over 90%) was the only
fund that recorded consistently high levels of awareness,
with Local Authority Transfer Fund being the least visible
fund at less than 30%.
It
is clear that, while some funds enjoy a reasonable profile
in the target districts, a great deal of publicity and information
work is indicated, particularly for Local Authority Transfer
Fund. This is of critical significance to the aims of
the pilot programme, as awareness and information must by nature
be a precursor to effective public participation. There were
no significant variations between the different districts on
the issue of awareness. Despite a large increase in the funds
allocated for the last few years, respondents gave a poor rating
of the impact of the funds.
A
post-project sample survey will provide an accurate assessment
of the extent to which project activities have managed to raise
awareness amongst the target populations.
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