When we support people to communicate their own perspectives and experiences are we really aiding participation and positive change?
Our C4D and Participation section brings together a range of resources, case studies and thinking around participatory approaches and participatory communication as we consider which community actors are participating? Who is communicating? Does such communication get heard? And by the right listeners? Does it help? Does it build skills that can then be used for improved livelihoods? Or are we just setting people up for more disappointment, and doing more harm than good?
Latest C4D and Participation Resources and News
Data for Development: An Evaluation of World Bank Support for Data and Statistical Capacity (IEG, 2018)
This evaluation asks, “How effectively has the World Bank supported the production, sharing, and use of development data?” It reviews World ...
Participatory Mapping Toolkit: A Guide For Refugee Contexts ( Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, 2018)
This practical How-To Guide contains three separate sections. Section One: The Power of Participatory Mapping explains how these methods are ...
What do participatory approaches have to offer the measurement of empowerment of women and girls? (KIT Working Paper, 2019)
This paper provides insights and guidance on the value of participatory approaches for understanding and measuring empowerment of women and ...
Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan’s Big Cities: Evidence for Reform (IDS Policy Briefing 166, 2019)
Why did 11 million fewer women than men vote in Pakistan’s 2018 general elections? Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is ...
Local perspectives on Climate Change, Participatory Video in Somotillo, Nicaragua (CCAFS Working Paper no.100, 2015)
Participatory Video is a methodology premised on particular attitudes and behaviors that value collective and consensual decision-making and equalized power ...
Civil Society & Inclusive Peace (Peace Direct, 2019)
Inclusive peace, or the idea that all stakeholders in a society should have a role in defining and shaping peace, ...
Who knows best? Cities consult citizens for fresh ideas (TRF news article, February 2019)
This news article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation focuses on how gathering public input on government plans, often via digital ...
Civic Tech in the Global South : Assessing Technology for the Public Good (World Bank, 2017)
This book is comprised of one study and three field evaluations of civic tech initiatives in developing countries. The study ...
