Report of Survey of Councillors – Undertaken for The Department of State for Local Government and Lands, Government of The Gambia

Abstract

• This rapid-response-survey was conducted to characterise the current cohort of councillors in The Gambia. The current cohort represents the second cohort of councillors whose office term began in January 2008. The first cohort served their four year term during 2004-2008. No profile is available for the first cohort of councillors. The survey was administered at the first ever meeting of all councillors, a three-day training workshop, jointly organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of The Gambia from 23-25 February, 2009. All 110 councillors, out of a total national strength of 114 (96.5%) participated in the training workshop. All the participants (100%) responded to the rapid assessment questions which form part of this survey.