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Institute of Local Governance Studies (INLOGOS) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization operated by a team of highly qualified and experienced development professionals and local governance experts. Established in April 2005, it is registered with the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, Nepal Government, Nepal and affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (SWC).  It aims to promote local democracy by contributing to bridging the gaps in rural, urban and regional planning, research and training in the area of decentralization, local governance and development.

The focus of the institute is to promote decentralization, local level planning (rural, urban and regional) and strengthening of the local governance system.

OFFICE OF THE INSTITUTE >>

The central office of the Institute shall be in Kathmandu. The central office can be transferred or branch and contact offices may be established in other areas subject to the prevailing law.

OBJECTIVES >>

The objectives of this Institute shall be as follows:

    1. To conduct various programs in accordance with the principles, policies and practices of the local governance system.
    2. To lobby for the local governance system and to carry out monitoring, research, studies and publication as well as to disseminate information.
    3. To produce and disseminate to the general public different materials about the basic elements of the local governance system and the areas and tasks, which fall under local bodies', responsibility and authority both as literatures and audio-visuals.
    4. To conduct programs in partnership with local bodies and their associations for the enhancement of their capacity in terms of organizing workshop, seminar and training, to carry out study tours to observe successful projects of local bodies, and to help them in output-oriented activities.
    5. To help in strengthening coordination and cooperation between local and central bodies and to help the central bodies in fully devolving authority to the local bodies.
    6. To work in partnership with other organizations to help them provide technical education and knowledge in specific areas of rural development, urban development or local & community development and to make this type of education easily accessible to the general public.
    7. To assist central level policy making institutions in the preparation of policies/ strategies, work plans/ directives related to local bodies and to help in building consensus to adopt new policies.
    8. To help in promoting partnership between the private and public sector and to help in the formation of capital at the local level and to manage the capital market. 
    9. To assist local bodies to operate according to the model of a fully decentralized governance system.
    10. To provide expert services to the local bodies in the following areas:
      • To formulate local policies, regulations and directives focusing on gender equality and social inclusion and to assist in the social mobilization process,
      • To prepare periodical and annual plans,
      • To make the institutions' organisation and management more effective and to improve the financial management system,
      • To develop the system of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and to assist in carrying out M&E of the projects/ programs,
      • To help in solving problems related to development,
      • To carry out programs and projects,  
      • To prepare and produce teaching materials such as text books on local governance studies, to avail such education at the school level to higher studies, to train teachers and to help in the learning process,
      • To carry out activities related to legal and fiscal decentralization,
      • To carry out action research in different areas related to local governance.
    1. To arrange for recognizing and rewarding successful individuals or institutions which are able to make concrete contributions to the promotion of the local governance system or those which are able to generate enough public participation to produce tangible results successfully, or those which are able to develop their human resource to the extent of producing qualitative service delivery.
    2. To develop networks in relation to local governance at the national and international levels as per the prevailing laws and also to exchange cooperation within such networks and to mobilize volunteers and experts.
  • In order to achieve the objectives outlined in clause 1, the Institute may work in partnership with local bodies, local bodies' associations, local bodies' staff associations/ unions, His Majesty's Government's central bodies, banks, corporations and cooperative organizations, authorized donor agencies, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, community based organizations and civil societies.
  • To carry out other activities that may arise in relation to the completion of the aforementioned objectives.