1. Cities Without Slums Facility for Africa Marrakech, Morocco November, 2005 Pelle Persson

2. Africa Facility  Background  Calcutta CG meeting 2001 –> more focus on activities in Africa  Initial focus  Build political commitment.  Advance Collective Know-How (“Learning Alliance”).  Increasing Coherence and Synergies.  Move to City-Wide and Nation-Wide Scales

3. Africa Facility  Funding  Target FY03-FY04 US $ 4,000,000  Financiersm $ date Norway 1,55 Dec-02 Sweden 1,76 Dec-03 U.S.A. 0,1 Jun-03 Total3,41  Spending  10 activities in the region 2003-05  m $ 0,8

4. Africa Facility  Main focus so far  Regional advisors (Pretoria, Cotonou)  Preparatory Grants  Regional conferences (Africities )  Impacts  UCLGA buildup  Knowledge from information/advocacy  15 full scale proposals

5. Africa Facility  Problem analysis  Anti-urban bias in PRSPs in Africa  Information not enough  Procedures – too complicated  Regional advisors delinked from AF  Member and Cities Alliance secretariat capacity - limited

6. Africa Facility – redesigned proposal  Objective  Long-term; Regionalize CA –build network of similar arrangements (MENA, LAC, Asia)  Improve impact on fighting urban poverty in Africa  Mechanism  Support cities formulate city strategies for fighting poverty  Working with cities through their regional organization  Focus  Advocacy  Awareness raising / information dissemination  Preparatory activities for CDS/CWS applications

7. Africa Facility – redesigned proposal  Organizational set-up  House the facility within UCLGA secretariat and its technical branches (MDP offices)  Support to build UCLGA capacity (Regional advisors posted in region)  Possible intermediary solutions  CA secretariat keep some funds for other member initiatives  Funding level  Non-core fund; 4-5 m$ for the next 3 year period  Norway, Sweden, US possible sponsors