CMRA was born out of two Local Government Associations. The International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG International) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding expressing the support of the work done by CMRA. As a daughter company of VNG International, CMRA is able to draw on the extensive experience of VNG-I in providing technical advice and assistance to municipalities in the field of infrastructure development, across three continents. CMRA and SALGA are currently cooperating on the following projects: 1.Municipal Barometer 2.Social Housing Benchmark 3.Housing Benchmark 4.LED Benchmark 5.ARIAL 6.LGCP