APLA MultiAnnual Action Plan 2021-2025 (MAAP):

〡Strategic objectives

• Strengthen APLA’s institutional and operational capacities
• Enhance the capacity of LGUs to provide better services to citizens
• Lobby and advocate for the interests and needs of LGUs both locally and internationally

〡Project target groups and beneficiaries

• APLA                                                
• Palestinian LGUs 
• Local communities, particularly women 
• Marginalized communities in the so-called Area “C” 

〡Project budget and contributions of APLA and financing partners

• As the main project financier, EU contribution: Euro 1,900,000.
• Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL) contribution: Euro 80,000.
• GIZ contribution: Euro 40,000.
• APLA contribution: Euro 124,097. 
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) contribution

〡Project duration 

 (42 months, 2021- 2025)

Overall objective

Enhance LGU cooperation in service provision and participatory local development, and improve contributions to regional complementarity, especially in the so-called Area “C”. 

Specific objectives and interventions:

1. Strengthened APLA institutional and operational capacities 

• Promoted APLA human resources and completed staffing requirements.
• Compiled the SDG Training Manual.

1. Enhanced LGU capacity to provide better services to citizens.

• Organized 11 workshops and training sessions on several topics, including public relations, engineering and planning, financial management, creativity and innovation, village councils and gender, in the context of the Municipal Technical Exchange Hubs.
• Launched the SDG Taskforce and implement 4 training sessions on SDGs.
• Implemented 6 awareness raising and advocacy campaigns on social media sites
• Completed the first, and launch the second, phase of the Sub-grants Initiative for Village Councils in the so-called Area “C” to implement development, community and economic initiatives and projects.
• Delivered a field training programme to promote financial and administrative sustainability at village councils.

1. Mobilized, advocated for and defend LGU interests and needs at the local and international levels:

• Signed 4 cooperation and partnership agreements between Palestinian and international LGUs.
• Participation in the WUF12, 2024
• Participated in 11 events jointly with UCLG   
• Submitted the annual report on APLA SDG localization efforts to UCLG
• Contributed to and participated in upgrading and drafting laws and regulations on LGU operations and responsibilities