• About 25 Non-Profit Associations and 1 local CSO coordination committee
• About 672 government officials, National Assembly and Provincial People’s Assemblies members and staff
• Direct Beneficiaries: 43,000 citizen directly benefiting from NPA’s small-projects, PPA’s outreach and Legal Aid services
• Indirect beneficiaries: 830,000 people living in the two target provinces (Luang Prabang and Khammouane)

Citizen-state interaction is enhanced for inclusive national development.

1. The dialogue between government institutions and civil society organizations has improved in frequency and substance
2. Citizen-oriented decision-making processes of the National Assembly & Provincial People’s Assemblies in selected provinces are implemented
3. Access to Justice is strengthened

Risultati principali attesi:  

• CSOs dialogue with state partners have increased at national and provincial level
• About 25 small-grants and tailored capacity building provided to NPAs
• The NPA registration process and NPA registry are modernised and digitalised
• The NA legislation-making process are informed by Independent experts, local and international CSOs
• Public engagement mechanism (e.g. public hearings, outreach) is strengthened and applied by PPAs, and are ready for further scaling-up throughout the country
• PPA’s gender-responsiveness in following-through issues raised by citizen is strengthened
• Legal awareness and knowledge of citizen increased, including increased access to legal aid services
• State partners and supported NPAs have increased knowledge on rule of law principles and human rights obligations

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• 37 Non-Profit Associations (NPAs) enhanced their capacity to implement small projects with a focus on gender & social inclusion
• 1,260 public officials have increased their capacities to implement the Decree on Associations No. 238, and to process NPAs registration
• Standard Operating Procedures and materials for implementing Decree 238 were developed and rolled out
• Database of NPAs registrations was established
• Increased National Assembly (NA) and Provincial People’s Assemblies (PPAs) capacities on public engagement, public hearing and consultations
• Increased PPAs engagement with citizens through 24 public hearings (reaching over 5,200 constituents in 2021)
• Increased quality of selected legislative processes through public consultations and expert briefings on 11 legislations (a.o. 2019 Gender Equality Law; 2020 Law on State Compensation)

Parliamentary Center of Asia

Mekong Region Land Governance Project, Local Governance Project

Cord, Helvetas, Westminster Foundation from Democracy, UNDP, USAID, Oxfam