Interview with Rufa Cagoco-Guiam Associate Professor, Mindanao State University, Philippines

The International IDEA State of Local Democracy (SoLD) assessment methodology empowers citizens to assess their own democracy. It identifies steps needed to improve the quality of that democracy. Rufa Cagoco-Guiam Associate Professor, Mindanao State University, the Philippines, took part in assessing the SoLD in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. 
-  Why a State of Local Democracy assessment?
-  What were the major challenges?
-  What are your results and what are the next steps?