LOCAL AUTHORITY
ASSOCIATION VANUATU
(LAAV)
Presentation
at
The Pacific Local Government Forum
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
18th of May– 23rd of May 2014
Background Information
Local Authority Association Vanuatu
(LAAV)
Was established on the 27th of June 2012
during the LAAV INAUGURAL Meeting at
the Farea Matnapuka, SHEFA Provincial
Government Headquarters in Port Vila,
SHEFA Province.
Members of LAAV
Vanuatu’s Six Provinces and Three Municipalities
1. TAFEA Province
2. SHEFA Province
3. MALAMPA Province
4. PENAMA Province
5. SANMA Province
6. TORBA Province
7. Port Vila Municipality (within SHEFA Province)
8. LUGANVILLE Municipality (within SANMA
Province)
9. LENAKEL Municipality (within TAFEA Province)
LAAV Objectives
1. Sharing of Idea’s and Co-operation
2. Lobbying Advocacy and Promotion
3. Local Government Development and
Performance
4. Developing Financial Sustainability
5. A Sustainable Association
Luganville
Municipality
Port Vila
Municipality
Lenakel
Municipality
• LAAV was registered on the 1st of March 2012 at the
Financial Services Commission
• LAAV is still working on its Work plan and Budget
Institutional Framework
• LAAV constitution completed on the 24th of
February 2012 and Signed by all LAAV members on
the 27th of June 2014
• Vanuatu’s Charitable Association’s Act (CAP 140)
allows and governs the operations of LAAV in
Vanuatu
• Provinces are established under the Vanuatu’s
Decentralization Act (CAP 230)
• Municipalities are established under the Vanuatu’s
Municipalities Act (CAP 126)
Governance Mechanism
LAAV executive is made up of the following people.
Chairman: President of Shefa Provincial Government
Council, Hon Edward George ATAVIMARATA.
Vice Chairman: Lord Mayor of Luganville Municipal
Council, Hon Morris EMBOY
CEO: Vacant- Interim CEO, Secretary General of Shefa
Provincial Government Council, Mr Michel Kalnawi
KALWORAI.
The LAAV constitution provides for quarterly
meetings annually, due to financial constraints
experienced by LAAV the committee has met twice
since 2013.
Resource Mobilization
• LAAV has a 2012-2014 Cooperate Plan but needs to
be revised with a more realistic budget
Main Donors of LAAV
• LAAV was established through ARIAL Program with
funding from EU as a ELGAF In the Pacific with
KILGA through FSPI in Suva Fiji in Co-operation with
CLGF Pacific in Suva Fiji
• LAAV member fees of 100,000 vatu is paid per year
by members as stipulated in the LAAV constitution.
• Annual average revenue from LAAV is 900,000 vatu
from it’s 9 members.
Level of Engagement
• LAAV was officially launched on the 27th of June 2012 by Mr
Paul HAKWA who was then the 1st Political Advisor to the
Minister of Internal Affairs Minister George WELLS
• The leader of the Vanuatu Delegation to the PLGA Forum is
the First Political Advisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Mr
Clarence MARAE along with the following people:
1. Madame Cherol ALA, Director of the Department of Local
Authorities of Vanuatu Government.
2. Honourable Edward ATAVIMARATA, President of Shefa
Provincial Government Council, Chairman of LAAV
3. Honourable Ulrich SUMTOH, Lord Mayor of Port Vila
Municipality
4. Mr Ronald SANDY, Town Clerk of Port Vila Municipality
5. Mr Michel Kalnawi KALWORAI, Secretary General of the
Shefa Provincial Government Council and Interim CEO to
LAAV.
•LAAV has held meetings with NZ Aid, Aus Aid and the
French Embassy in Port Vila Regarding Funding
Opportunities
Accomplishments
• Representing the Pacific Local Authorities in the Pacific in the steering
committee meeting in Brussels Belgium to seek more support for
LGA’s in the Pacific and especially lobbying for the support and
establishment of the Pacific Local Government Association.
• 0n 13th of June 2012 LAAV and Shefa Provincial Government Council
hosted the ACP Secretariat, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Ibin
Chambas and delegation with the Ambassador of Vanuatu to Europe,
His Excellency Roy Mickey Joy and Staff
• April 2014 LAAV meeting with Hon Prime Minister
for Vanuatu Hon, Moana Carcas Kalosil for the
amendment of Vanuatu’s Business License Act to
increase revenue collection for LAAV members
which was recently gazetted on the 7th of May 2014.
• Seek more EU funding through VNG to the Pacific
through FSPI in collaboration with CLGF Pacific for
more ELGAF’s, two more established makes four
ELGAF’s in the Pacific under the ARIAL Program.
• Lobbying support for the establishment of the
Pacific LGA.
• LAAV also lobbied for more funding support for the
Local Government Development under the 11th EDF.
• Lobbying to support the TVET program to members
• TVET Aus Aid funding second phase in SANMA and
MALAMPA, third phase in TORBA Province and
requesting for TVET program to be established in
other provinces in Vanuatu.
• In May 2012 LAAV attended the 9th Local
Authorities Forum at the Headquarters of PENAMA
Province at SARATAMATA, Ambae Island in Vanuatu,
solidarity for LAAV members.
• LAAV AGM at SANMA Province, August 2013
• HOU DLA Meeting, LED Awareness, April 2014
• Next LAAV AGM, TORBA Province, June 2014
TANKIO TUMAS