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Are there examples of LED strategies based on town markets ?

Herbert George- Williams

As the commercial structure of a city is an important LED factor, are there examples of LED strategies based on town markets?

Herbert George- Williams
Mayor of the Municipality of Freetown
Sierra Leone

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Are there examples of LED strategies based on livestock?

Ibrahim D. Jalo Waziri

Are there examples of cities that have based their LED strategies on cattle, whether the sale of live cattle, meat or processing of ancillary products such as skins? What lessons can we learn?

Ibrahim D. Jalo Waziri (Nigeria)
Mayor of Gombe, National President Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON

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Which LED strategies in times of global recession?

Anthony M. Katongo

In a context of global recession and companies close down, which strategies for economic regeneration can be put in place?

Anthony M. Katongo (Zambia)

Mayor of the City of Ndola

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2010 Soccer World Cup and LED

Amos Masondo

“Hosting next year's Soccer World Cup, are there experiences of LED strategies focused on international events of short duration and highly mediatised? Which experiences to be inspired from and in which country?”

• Amos Masondo (South Africa)
• Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg

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Mobilising local tax ressources and LED: a contradiction?

Hadjia Boubacar Fati

" Is the mobilisation of local tax resources in contradiction with the goal of economic revival in a LED approach ? Are there any examples for or against?"

Hadjia Boubacar Fati, Mayor of Birni N’Gaouré, Niger 

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What are strategies for empowering women in an LED context?

NDOYE Ngoné

"Within a local economic context characterized by the predominance of women, what specific methodology do you use to put women at the heart of this process? Are there other existing examples of approaches to Local Economic Development in similar contexts? What lessons can you draw from them?"

Vice President of the Association des Maires du Sénégal (AMS), Senator, Mayor of East Rufisque, Senegal

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Using local languages in rural development: what strategies?

Bagayoko Youssouf

"Rural areas are characterized by a high rate of illiteracy. Have you heard of large and best practices of rural population’s involvement, based on the use of traditional languages? What are the main difficulties that occur ? What are the mains lessons learned about it, particularly in terms of capacity building and empowerment?"

Mayor of the rural commune of Syentoula, Cercle de Bougouni, Mali

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How to factor coastal tourism into LED Strategies?

Esebo Mokate Samuel

"Are there any examples of LED experiences, where costal tourism is a major component of the strategy?"

Lord Mayor, Limbe III Council, Cameroon

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