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These case studies were prepared for sharing at the
LogoLink International workshop on Participatory Planning Approaches
for Local Governance, held in Bandung, Indonesia, 20-27 January 2002.
The workshop brought together 34 participants
from 18 countries across six geographical regions of the world to discuss
lessons and insights from a wide range of experiences in participatory
local governance. It involved intense discussions on collectively identified
themes drawn from the sharing and exchange of various experiences in
participatory planning.
Most case studies can be viewed fully by clicking
on the highlighted text.
Hardcopies of the non-downloadable ones can
be requested in writing to logolink@logolink.org
Case Studies by Region:
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La
participación ciudadana en Estelí,
by Ramón Uriel Pérez Acuña, Nicaragua
This document explores how community participation in local governance
has been organised in Estelí, Nicaragua. Structure, strategies,
challenges faced and results achieved are described in this paper.
Available in Spanish, only.
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Write
ups on Estelí's participatory planning initiative,
by Joanna Howard, Nicaragua
This paper is an excerpt of a dissertation on the role of citizen
participation in local governance. It presents qualitative data
gathered in two municipalities in Nicaragua (Matagalpa and Estelí)
and describes the process of strenghtening participatory democracy
in Nicaragua.
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Situational strategic planning and citizen
participation processes in Tlalpan, by
Carlos Rodriguez, Mexico
This paper describes how a government team and an NGO (CESEM)
used a participatory planning methodology, Situational Strategic
Planning, in Tlalpan, a local government in Mexico City.
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The
participation of social actors traditionally excluded in the planning
of the municipal development in Eastern Bolivia, by
Anne-Katrin Linzer, Bolivia
This document offers a brief analysis of the current participation
of the original indigenous and peasant communities in the process
of planning municipal participation in the area of the Great Chiquitanía,
Bolivia.
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Transformation
and empowerment through the Participatory Budget, by
Sérgio Baierle, Brazil
This paper critically examines the experience of the Participatory
Budget process in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The author describes the
process and who is involved in its implementation, as well as
limits and challenges.
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Case
study presentation by The Urban Trust of Namibia, by
Erastus Haufiku, Namibia
This case study explores the work of the Urban Trust of Namibia (UTN),
which is one of the civil-society organisations in Namibia that are
advocating for citizen participation in development planning processes.
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Public
participation in the Western Cape, by
Fowzia Achmat, South Africa
This paper outlines a local case study of public participation in
the planning process of the Breede Valley Municipality in the Western
Cape. It provides contextual factors, achievements and future challenges.
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Combined Harare Residents' Association's
participatory planning approaches, by
Farai Barnabas Mangodza, Zimbabwe
This paper overviews the experience of the Combined Harare Residents'
Association in claiming spaces for their member associations in the
local Council planning process. Strategies used included training
workshops and dialogue with local authorities.
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Participatory planning: the case
of the Bunda District, by Herbert Hosea,
Tanzania
This paper outlines a participatory planning initiative in the Bunda
District of Tanzania. Context, assisting and hindering factors, achievements,
lessons learnt and challenges are all highlighted.
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Various innovations fact sheets,
by Nyangabyaki Bazaara, Uganda
This folder includes a series of fact sheets on innovative participatory
planning initiatives applied in different councils and districts
in Uganda.
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Poblacion
North: adopting participatory governance in the barangay, by
Eduardo Dl Tiongson, Philippines
This study aims to present how the changes in government approaches
have affected the outlook of barangay officials in Barangay Poblacion
North, and the perceived results of the innovations employed by barangay
leaders.
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Building
empowered sustainable communities through effective people's participation
in governance: the Caret experience in San Jose Del Monte, by
Rosalyn Ramos, Bulacan, Philippines
This short paper describes the "Community Capability-Building
and Resource Democratization Program" (CCBRDP) experience as
it was implemented in the municipality of San Jose del Monte in Bulacan.
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BATMAN
Philippines presentation, by Rosalyn Ramos,
Philippines
This document describes the history of the Barangay Administration
Training Manual project (BATMAN) and the frameworks and strategies
used for its implementation. It highlights achievements, challenges
and constraints.
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The
making of democratic local governance in Indonesia, by
Hans Antlöv, Indonesia
In this document the author describes the experience of Indonesia
in shaping Local Governance, including citizens' involvement, decentralisation
policies and issues of accountability, and the role of the village
councils.
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Encouraging
citizen participation through partnership approach, by
Hetifah Sjaifudian, Indonesia
This resource describes the experience of Indonesian Partnership on
Local Governance Initiatives (IPGI) in supporting the involvement
of citizens in decision-making and implementation processes at the
local level.
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Enhancing civic engagement in local
governance: the case of Majalaya Town, Bandung municipality, West
Java Province, by Hetifah Sjaifudian,
Indonesia
This document examines the case of Majalaya Town in Bandung, where
a divided, conflicting and non-organised civil society was the starting
point for a participatory planning initiative supported by several
NGOs.
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From centralistic to participatory
planning: lessons learned in social safety net program,
by Achmad Firman, Indonesia
This paper identifies some lessons learnt from conducting social safety
net programmes in Indonesia that could be applied also to other poverty
reduction efforts.
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Participatory planning in decentralised
governance for building sustainable models of development in rural
areas of Madhya Pradesh, by Bhavana Nagar,
India
This document highlights the experience of Samarthan, Centre for Development
Support, Bhopal, in applying two models of micro planning in different
villages in Madhya Pradesh to bridge the gaps identified in the Panchayat
Raj.
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Participatory planning exercises:
two cases from India (Kerala and Lakshadweep),
by Jos Chatukulam, India
This paper includes two case studies: the campaign 'Power to the People:
People's Plan for the Ninth Plan' in Kerala, and the experience of
training on decentralised island planning in Lakshadweep.
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The
Road to Success: Women Showed the Way. Experience On Participatory
Planning & Local Self-Governance, by
Rajesh Jamuar, India
This paper describes the experience of the Lathia village in Eastern
Uttar Pradesh, where women of the community participated in the planning
process for the construction of a road. Lessons learnt, accomplishments
and assisting/resisting factors are also explained.
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Participatory planning process:
IUCN Pakistan experience with environmental rehabilitation in NWFP
and Punjab, by Humera Malik, Pakistan
This document describes the experience of IUCN in the design and implementation
of participatory planning initiatives in North West Frontier Province
and Punjab, including context, operational details, achievements and
lessons learnt.
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Participation
in budget process in Russian cities: St.Petersburg, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk,
Pskov, Velikije Luki, Samara, Novosibirsk, Yuzno-Sakhalinsk, by
T.Vinogradova, Russia
This paper explores the outcomes of a participatory planning process
introduced in some Russian municipalities. The author spells out operational
details, achievements, constraints, challenges and lessons learnt.
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The
Community needs survey: research as a participatory planning tool,
by Pronita Gupta, United States
A study of an initiative in Los Angeles, US, aimed at enhancing civic
participation in poor communities by using community organising, public
policy education, grassroots leadership development, and community
advocacy.
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Access
denied: the fight for full enrolment,
by Lee Ann Hall, United States
This paper describes the experience of the Idaho Community Action
Network (ICAN) in carrying out an assessment of the community's well-being
needs and in working with authorities to improve poor people's access
to health care. Quantitative
data is also available.
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