![]() USAID Funds Municipal Citizen Guide for Batroun
December 4, 2008USAID/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol launched the Batroun Municipality’s new website and Municipal Citizen Guide at Mar Estephan Church on December 4, 2008. In partnership with the State University of New York/Center for Legislative Development (SUNY/CLD), USAID funded the creation of a new website and a new Municipal Citizen Guide for the Municipality of Batroun. The website, www.batroun.gov.lb, provides useful information about the Municipality. The Municipal Citizen Guide is a step-by-step information guide for citizens on how to conduct municipal transactions.
The project is part of the USAID-funded Municipal Assistance Program. Since 2004, USAID has allocated $19.6 million in assistance to more than 750 municipalities throughout Lebanon. The program focuses on strengthening the governing capacities of municipalities, promoting transparency, accountability and good governance and encouraging citizen participation in decision-making processes, through which democratic process are enhanced. More Photo of the Week Stories |
