Role of Community Participation in Development Planning and Project Management: Report of a Workshop on Community Participation Held in Washington, DC. on September 22-25, 1986

摘要

Several factors have contributed to the recognition of the need to address social aspects of development: (1) the evidence about the positive effects that beneficiary participation in project design and management have on implementation, cost recovery, and project sustainability; (2) the limited capacity of government agencies to manage effectively the increasing number of development projects and programs; (3) the belief that development planners have a moral obligation to 'listen to the people,' both to understand their needs and to assess how their lives are actually being affected by donor-sponsored projects and policies; and (4) the concern over gender issues. To address these concerns an international workshop on community participation was organized in Washington from September 22 to 25, 1986 to define how to incorporate community participation material into training activities. The workshop was attended by participants from government and nongovernment organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean working in the areas of urban development, rural development, and population and health; representatives of international organizations; and Bank staff from the Water and Urban Development, Population, Health and Nutrition, and Agriculture and Rural Development departments. (Copyright (c) 1988 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)