The Local Governance Support Programme (LGSP) is a joint programme funded by the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL), The Government of Ireland through Irish Aid, the Government of Norway, UNDP and UNCDF. It is being implemented over a 7-year period (2007-2013). The current LGSP II (2012-2013) is an extension of LGSP I (2007-2011). The overarching goal of the LGSP is to contribute towards poverty reduction in Timor-Leste. The objective of the programme is to support the establishment of accountable and effective local government and decentralization, by endowing accountable local government bodies with greater responsibilities for planning, budgeting, and implementation of infrastructure and service delivery.