Association Overview
After the local election in 1992, a concrete effort was made to bring all municipalities of the Kingdom of Nepal under a single banner by establishing an association of municipalities. All Mayors and Deputy Mayors gathered in Pokara in 1993 to discuss for the establishment of a leading body of all Nepalese municipalities. The second meeting of Mayors held in Banepa in 1994 proved to be a milestone to pave the way in the process of formalizing Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN). The approval of MuAN Constitution by Constituent Assembly (1995), held in Lalitpur, formalized MuAN as an apex body of all 58 municipalities of Nepal. The first and second General Assemblies held in Mahendranagar (1996) and Hetauda (1997) respectively amended some clauses in the Constitution. Throughout 1994 to 1996, MuAN merely played advocacy role to influence the central government on some legal issues. Since 1997 onward the role and function of MuAN have been expanded in the areas of promoting international relations and providing technical advice and counseling to member municipalities.
Vision
Develop MuAN as an organization capable to work for overall development and common interest of municipal governments in the spirit of decentralization and good governance.
Organization Development Objective
MuAN achieves its strategic objectives through the following campaigns
At the local government level as an empowering agent amongst municipalities;
At the central government level as a negotiating partner for creating a legal and regulatory framework favourable to local self-governance in general and good urban governance in particular; and
At the international level by networking with other municipal associations and networks.
Long term Strategies of MuAN
Development of effective information sharing mechanism
Human Resource Development
Consolidation and strengthening institutional capacities
Building and maintaining corresponding relationships with concerned bodies for the effective implementation of decentralization
Build on more corresponding relationships with the stakeholders
Develop collaboration and partnership with other donor organizations
Promotion of good governance
Creation of pressure and advocacy at the policy making level
Institutional Framework
All 58 municipalities (including one metropolitan city, fou...
