Vision, Mission, Goals and Values

The leading resource institution that promotes innovation, sustainability, citizen empowerment and excellence in local governance

Mission

Promote excellence in local governance through recognition, sharing of information and support of efforts to replicate best practices at the local level

Encourage partnership among civil society organizations, private sector, and government agencies at the local, national and global levels to improve the quality of life

Goals

• Search, select, and recognize outstanding programs of local government units

• Help in the capacity building of local government units

• Facilitate the replication of winning programs

• Act as resource institution on innovative local government programs

Values

• Primacy of local governance for the promotion of sustainable development

• Passion, integrity, competence, transparency and accountability

• Willingness to learn and to share learning to others

• Premium on innovation