The Arab Planning Institute (API) , organized the training program “Skills to Formulate Policies and Strategies for Local Development”, during the period 22/11/2015-26/11/2015, for the benefit of the Ministry of Labor and Human Development , in the Republic of the Sudan
The program aimed at informing the participants on issues related to local development, exploring the needs and limits of local development in under –developed and developing countries in general and in Sudan in particular. Moreover, the program allowed several administrators from different governmental sectors to interact with one another and sketch local development strategies, a practice that will be beneficial to test the practicality of such information and collaboration.
The program also explored certain experiences from Arab and Non-Arab states and their efforts to encourage and sustain local development strategies.