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Non-Conventional Implementation Mechanisms |
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Development of the Local Financial Resources |
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Enhancing Community Participation, Communication with People, and Breaking the Routine Eradicate Unemployment and Utilize Human Resources Available in the governorate |
- In coordination with the Popular Councils it has been agreed to accept some donations, and collect local fees for the services provided to citizens in towns and villages, in order to replenish the Local Development Services Funds. Resources collected would then be used to overcome the fiscal deficit in some of the public budget items, and would be spent on the implementation of service projects in rural and urban areas like: road paving and cleaning, tree-planting, street lighting. and general extension of services to deprived areas. - In May 2000 the governorate Local Popular Council approved the collection of fees for implementing and improving twenty-two different types of services provided. The Prime minister approved in August, 2000 the collection of such fees according to the attached schedule (appendix # 1 ). Over the four year period, extending from 1999 till 2004, the state total appropriations for the governorate amounted to 615 million Egyptian pounds, whereas the available finance provided through the special funds and popular participation amounted to 130 million Egyptian pounds; this is in addition to the appropriations spent under the supervision of the central ministries in charge of large projects implemented within Qena governorate, such as the Electricity and Sanitary Drainage Stations. and the New Naga-Hammadi Canal. - The available funding made available through the Government Emergency Plan (250,000 L.E. for each of the 187 villages of the governorate), was used to support the implementation of the basic services projects in villages (such as street lighting and paving, and electricity projects). Meanwhile, the villages' self- generated finances were targeted towards the establishment of 'Productive Villages' through the provision of short term loans with a 2% interest rate to higher education youth graduates. Furthermore, other projects were implemented by the central ministries covering a range of sectors, including: health, education. road construction, irrigation and other sectors. |
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Beautification of the governorate and its Capital Implementation of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Project |
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Marketing the governorate of Qena and the Products and Services thereof |
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Promoting Women's Role in Society Providing An Alternative for Building on Agricultural Lands Disseminate Environmental Awareness Ensuring the Sustainability of Beautification and Development Efforts |
Qena governor adopted a marketing oriented approach, and an ideology centered on the importance of marketing as a tool to be used for disseminating the governorate successful developmental experience, and for tourism promotion, and also for the promotion of Qena products and services. In these regards, the following has been accomplished: Encouraging Senior Officials and dignitaries to visit Qena and view the experience in reality. Among those important visits were: The visit of President Mubarak on the 16th of October, 2003: He praised the successful experience of Qena governorate and called upon the rest of the governorates to be guided by Qena experience. The visit of Mrs. Mubarak on 1st of October 2003: She attended the celebration of the Egyptian Rural Women Day. The visit of Mr. Gamal Mubark, Policy Secretary of the National Democratic Party. - Investing in relations among the parties of the community and the officials in the central governorate to obtain their support and allocate more financial resources to the governorate developmental projects. - Holding several workshops, symposia and conferences for promoting the experience. - Tourism Promotion for Qena. - Establishment of a permanent market to promote the products of graduate youth in a distinctive place in Qena governorate: The market was inaugurated in 2000 and youth products have been marketed in return for minimal reduced rental fees collected. o Location: Railway Station Square in Qena City. o Participating implementing organizations include: Qena governorate in cooperation with Qena Social Fund. o Project cost amounted to one million and fifty thousand Egyptian pounds. - Considering the establishment of a company specializing in the marketing of the governorate products in the neighboring governorates, as an initial phase, then thinking of exporting and meeting the foreign market needs, upon enhancing the production standards, to enable competition in the international markets. A foodstuffs project is currently under implementation, and its production will be devoted to exportation, especially the agro-biological herbicides and chemical- free products. - Directing youth projects, financed by the governorate through revolving loans, towards specializing in products for which the governorate has marketing potential. Moreover, in 'the productive village' projects, there is currently a focus on food industries that are suitable for international competition. - Extending and expanding road, transportation and telecommunication networks to maximize the link between Qena and other Egyptian governorates, and between Qena and the outside world. - Applying for local and international awards in the field of sustainable development, and in the field of distinct management and leadership skills, and being able to attain several awards: a matter which supported the Governorate Marketing Plan. |
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Application of the Good Governance Principles |
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Transparency |
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Citizens are informed clearly about the resources available for the governorate, towns and villages, the different expenditure items, and the bases for allocation decisions. Public issues which concern the masses are discussed with the governor in the open meeting, held for that purpose, on a weekly basis. |
Laws and legislations are respected and enforced with no exceptions whatsoever. Decisions are strictly taken in accordance with generally publicized rules. All forms of exceptions and discrimination amongst citizens are shunned: thus, all are equal before the Law. Favoritism and patronage are eliminated to a great extent in citizens' dealings with governmental agencies. The governor represents a very favorable role model especially in his equal treatment of all citizens and his non-discriminatory manners |
Enhancing the role of the popular councils made Qena's citizen in a better position in respect of his/her right and ability to hold the executive authorities accountable |
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Participation |
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Diverse channels have been established to enable citizens to take pan in the decision-making process at all levels, including the open meetings of the governor with the executive authority and people. |
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Strengthening Citizens' Confidence in the Local Administration Units and Promoting the Sense of Belongingness |
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This was achieved through the following: - The application of the Reward And Punishment principle, with no exceptions whatsoever, together with the governor acting out as a role model, and the imposition of instant fines on violators. - Clearly presenting the positive results achieved to the citizen in an observable and tangible form, basically in the form of improved public services: beautification works, paving and lighting roads and squares, cleaning efforts, job opportunities made available for youth, better educational, health and other public services. - Encouraging and motivating distinction through, for example, allocating one million pounds as a best village award. - Equal treatment for all, including the modernization and beautification of villages same as cities, and of alleys and lanes same as main streets. All side roads in the city, as well as alleys and lanes, branching from the main streets were paved in the same manner applied in the rich and central areas, which means that the same level and quality of service was simultaneously delivered to all districts. - Observing balanced implementation of development plans between rural and urban areas, and amongst towns, villages and hamlets. |
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Frame no. (1) Live Examples for the Fair and Just Treatment of Oena Citizens |
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People of Qena mention many examples for the fair treatment, and the strictness in enforcing the laws since Brigadier General/Adel Labeeb assumed his position as Qena governor, including: - Payment of on-the-spot fines by parents whose children have plucked flowers from the public parks, despite the limited financial means of such parents, and despite the requests by many community members, who tried at the beginning to interfere in order to lift the penalty, - Upon regulating the traffic in the square of Sidi Abd Al-Rehim Al-Qenai mosque, parking cars in the square was banned: and when the car of the People's Assembly Member violated the rule, a 500 on-the-spot fine was introduced for the PA Member; - Traffic fines were imposed even on the governor's driver himself; - When a humble worker got offended by a police officer, the latter received the appropriate penalty, The amounts of the on-the-spot fines were collected as donations for the governorate cleaning and beautification fund. It affected a tangible change in the citizen's behaviors and represented a good starting point for making a positive change in the components of the prevailing culture, and rediscovering values and habits which people missed for long, like: the sense of belongingness, work commitment, devotion and perfection, beauty appreciation, and the persistent desire for improvement and achieving a better service and product quality. |
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