The Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development, which until 2017 was known as the Working Group for Partnership in Decentralisation (WGPD), is a network of community based organisations (CBOs) participating in sub-national democratic development and helping to improve the Government’s policies and practices. The CPDD provides a platform for CBOs to learn, share and build collective voices in order to become advocates for active and meaningful participation in the decentralisation and de-concentration reform process. API is a member of the Steering Committee of this network, and since 2019 we have been hosting its Secretariat.

API hosted the secretariat of the Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD)

API hosted the secretariat between 2019-21 and played the role as Chair of the CPDD Board of Directors in 2021-2024.

• The Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD)’s mission is to nurture democratic accountability and good governance through the promotion of a common voice and meaningful engagement of the civil society.

• In 2023, the government increased the sub-national budget on social service development from 2024 onwards, after API and CPDD advocated for years.

• API analysed the sub-national budget and launched Citizen Budget Analysis App. The CPDD used the API’s Budget App and presented sub-national budget reports and App to the government Ministry of Interior, and NCDD, and Ministry of Economic and Finance. We advocated to increase sub-national budget allocation on social service development and national resource management in the national workshop on public participation in the sub-national administration.

• API provided significant support to CPDD secretariats to develop the 10-year strategy 2021- 2030, improved internal governance policies and systems and leadership, and joined with members to advocate on policy issues related to Decentralization and Deconcentration (D&D) and successfully mobilized more funding, from USD 106,000 in 2021 to USD 252,000 in 2023.