This paper discusses the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods in Tanzania. It discusses the role of the government in the implementing of PRA programmes, addresses various traditional, historical, and planning factors that affect effective participation, and offers strategic approaches to improving participation in local governance in Tanzania.
This reports gives details of training workshops for government officials, community development assistants and local change agents in participatory planning.
This document outlines the learning process that the Rural Integrated Project Support, RIPS Phase II has gone through in introducing a participatory approach to its work in rural development in two southern regions of Tanzania over the last five years, as seen by the stakeholders and facilitators in that process.
At the Rio Earth summit governments of the world signed up to Agenda 21, an international action plan to promote sustainable development. Local governments agreed to prepare their own local agenda 21 strategies with the involvement of all groups in society, on the basis of consensus. This document is a report of research carried out in the UK, Denmark and The Netherlands to examine the approaches and strategies that have been adopted to ensure this participation. The aim of the report is to promote good practice and innovatory approaches to participation.
This document briefly outlines several projects which are exploring PRA as a methodology for achieving more democratic participation in local level (Barangay) development planning.
This training course in RRA techniques was held for heads of local government departments of several states in Northern Nigeria. The report does not describe the training sessions, but evaluates how various RRA techniques were carried out in the village context.
This training manual is designed for members of Philippine local government units (LGUs) and civil society groups to increase their knowledge of participatory local governance. It responds to the prevailing view in the Philippines that decentralisation has not changed institutional arrangements at the local level, but has devolved rent-seeking. Decentralisation and citizen participation in local governance are seen to be key to citizen and barangay empowerment.
This annotated bibliography reviews a broad selection of literature on the subject of citizen participation and local governance, including theoretical debates and case studies, and suggests approaches for both policy makers and practitioners. It is divided into four sections, preceded by an introductory overview. The first section includes resources on current theoretical concepts and debates on 'citizenship' and 'participation' especially in the context of decentralisation.