CommDev supports the implementation of projects that directly benefit communities and demonstrate good practice community development. The Information Clearinghouse brings together good practice examples, case studies and supporting tools on "what worked" as well as a process framework: practical and experience-based guidance on how to create community development programs, manage them, build support for them and communicate their efforts to partners and stakeholders.
For local governments, the Information Clearinghouse offers the following resources:
- Local capacity building tools for training on revenue management
- Town planning
- Participatory Planning and Monitoring
- Local Conflict Management
- Opportunity for network building for more effective public-private partnerships
- Sample TOR's(Terms Of Reference's), CDP(Community Development Plans),
Please see the following resources listed below:
Revenue Management Resources
- A Guide to Participatory Budgeting
- Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies
- Resource Endowment Toolkit
- Social Accountability in the Public Sector: A Conceptual Discussion and Learning Module
Local Government and Development
- Integrating Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Projects: A Programming Manual
- Mining and the Development of Local and National Economies
- Tools to Support Transparency in Local Governance
Establishing Partnerships
- Guidance Note: Tri-sector Partnerships for Managing Social Issues in the Extractive Industries
- Training Modules: Tri-sector Partnerships for Managing Social Issues in the Extractive Industries
- Measuring the ‘Added Value’ of Tri-Sector Partnerships
- Partnering to Strengthen Public Governance: The Leadership Challenge for CEOs and Boards
Sample Terms of References (TORs)
- Assessment of Community Outreach
- Community Outreach Coordinator Project Description
- Community Development Expert
- Community Development Plan Consultant (1)
- Community Development Plan Consultant (2)
- Community Development Specialist
- Community Development Tasks
- Community Outreach Assessment
- Community Outreach Strategy
- Community Participatory Monitoring Program
- Community Strategy Consultant
- Developing an Influx Management Plan
- Developing an Influx Situation Analysis
- Evaluation of the Project
- Gas Project Resettlement Manager
- Gender Project Officer
- Governance Expert
- Identification and Management of Health Impact
- Influx Management and Community Development Consultant
- Infrastructure Planning and Development Consultant (1)
- Infrastructure Planning and Development Consultant (2)
- Integrated Development Action Plan Consultant
- International Consultant
- Local Supplier Development Officer
- Local Economic Development
- Project Officer
- Revenue Management Consultant
- Sample Outline Mini HIA
- Sample Outline Comprehensive HIA
- Socio-economic Assessment and Development Consultant
- Sponsored Community Development Consultant
- Stakeholder and Community Development Consultant
- Strengthening Relations with Local Communities
- Traditional Authority Capacity Building Consultant (1)
- Traditional Authority Capacity Building Consultant (2)
Sample Community Development Plans (CDPs)
- Kolwezi Tailings (DRC)
- Obajana Cement (Nigeria)
- Ahafo Gold (Ghana)
- BTC Pipeline (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey --2003)
- Bujagali Energy (Uganda)
- Framework Study Mining (Guinea)
- GAG Gold (Ghana)
- Kribi Power (Cameroon)
- Marlin Gold Indigenous Peoples Development Plan (Guatemala)
- Bulyanhulu Mine (Tanzania)
- Magadi Soda (Kenya)
- Kolwezi Tailings (DRC)
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