South Korea trains Local Government Officials

By Esther Namirimu

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is conducting capacity building training for Uganda Local government officials

The program will run for a period of three years. The initiative is one of the KOICA training programs tailor-made for Uganda.

Twenty local government officials will travel to South Korea every year for a 3 week intensive training aimed at providing strategy for the development of Uganda by sharing Korea’s experiences in local governance, local economic development, human resource development and financial development.

The first group of trainees comprising Chief Administrative Officers from various districts across the country returned from Korea on July 12, 2012.

 Samuel Eitu, the program coordinator on behalf of Ministry of Local Government thanked KOICA for the training opportunity adding that the skills learned will enable local governments to bridge development and administrative gaps in the country.

 He pledged government’s continuous support to KOICA’s development activities.

KOICA Resident Representative KANG Younhwa, expressed gratitude to the government for its continuous support to KOICA’s development cooperation with Uganda.

She pledged more support to the officers after their return as they integrate the skills learned from the training in the development activities in their respective districts.