To inaugurate this new series of in-presence events, we are glad to announce that this year ALDA is taking part into the General Assembly of the “International Association of French-speaking Mayors – AIMF“.

The Assembly takes place in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 18th to 22nd and follows an intense and stimulating agenda, animated by special guests and experts from all over the World.
While the Assembly itself is foreseen on Wednesday, the first day of conference is dedicated to the issue of gender equality in relation to family management: a sensitive topic, also related to health care management for young people in the Country and in general to the services offered by the Municipalities.

On Tuesday July 20th, the focus is more linked to ALDA’s core action, with a series of panel discussions on the relation between mayors and citizens and how this dynamic reflects on the urban management of French-speaking cities. In this vein, ALDA Secretary General, Ms Antonella Valmorbida, is taking the floor during the first panel, titled “Local government policies in phase with civil society: models of partnership between the municipality and civil society“.

Nakon slušanja iskustava iz Ruande kroz glasove lokalnih eksperata, gospođa Valmorbida daje pregled participativne demokratije i dinamike učešća građana u Evropi i njenom susedstvu, iz iskustva i najboljih praksi iz bezbrojnih projekata koje je ALDA provodila na ove teme tokom proteklih 20 godina.

U svetlu nedavne, ali izuzetno obećavajuće suradnje s AIMF-om, važno je da ALDA i njena mreža budu uključeni u ovakav događaj i da bolje upoznaju mehanizme koji regulišu funkcionisanje zajednica na različitim mestima. To je presudno za unapređenje rada ALDA-e i razradu još celovitijih modela za podršku lokalnoj demokratiji širom sveta, u skladu s promenjivim kontekstom i potrebama.