The concluding session of the three day training for local government leaders of Trongsa dzongkhag end犀利士 ed today with the Dzongda of Zhemgang sharing his experience. The training engaged participants in reflecting on decentralization, legal framework, decision-making processes, planning, budgeting and engagement. With each plan and greater decentralization, the role of local governments have grown both in depth and expanse. The training project was proposed with the intent to provide capacity building support. The team will next move to korphu gewog to organize a workshop for youth group. It will engage and sensitize them on local governance, social accountability, social auditing and project development, all aimed with the same objective of citizen empowerment and engagement. The local government capacity development project for Trongsa dzongkhag is funded by the European Union with support from Helvetas with the Center as implementer.