Citizen Participation – C4D Network

Doing Development Differently in the Global South – Workshop Report (CARE, 2018)

February 4, 2019

On 4 December 2018 CARE International and the British Council convened a workshop in Nairobi with the title “Doing Development Differently in the Global South” to consider how the Doing Development Differently global community can better incorporate Southern voices, and how the principles of DDD – its approach to development practice and its aspiration to deliver better results – can be best actioned in the South.

This report provides an overview of the workshop themes, including critical questions raised by participants on the intersection of DDD principles and Southern practice. It concludes with three practical recommendations for DDD champions going forward.

People Centred Advocacy for a more Sustainable Food System (IIED Toolkit, 2018)

May 6, 2018

Fostering civic action and agency to ensure that citizens have voice and choice in relation to the food they eat is vital. However, food systems are complex and many actors help shape and influence them at local, national and international levels. By lobbying from the grassroots up, systemic changes to food systems can be made in order to address local and national challenges. This toolkit aims to provide essential guidance and ideas to advocacy professionals and civil society organisations wishing to mobilise and support low-income citizen groups to advocate for improved diets. It is ideal for civil society organisations that work with those most affected and neglected by food policy, low income consumers, producers, traders, processers and vendors – the people who form the backbone of informal food systems, but whose needs are rarely factored in by policy makers.

Click here for full toolkit.

Planeamento Participativo para o Desenvolvimento Compatível com o Clima em Maputo, Moçambique (UCL Press 2015)

July 17, 2016

Planejamento Participativo para o Desenvolvimento Compatível Climáticas, em Maputo, Moçambique é ‘manual que se baseie na experiência de um projeto piloto que foi premiado com a Organização das Nações Unidas um praticantes Award Atividade Farol’.

Baseando-se uma longa tradição académica de planejamento participativo, este dois idiomas (Inglês / Português) livro aborda questões cruciais sobre a relevância da participação dos cidadãos no planejamento para o desenvolvimento compatível com o clima e argumenta que os cidadãos tenham conhecimento e acesso a recursos que lhes permitam desenvolver uma visão sustentável para sua comunidade. A fim de fazer isso, o autor propõe uma metodologia de planejamento de ação participativa para organizar comunidades, e também avança mecanismos de desenvolvimento institucional por meio de parcerias.

Este livro está disponível como um Open Access PDF livre

Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique (UCL Press 2015)

July 17, 2016

Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique is a practitioners’ handbook that builds upon the experience of a pilot project that was awarded the United Nations ‘Lighthouse Activity’ Award.

Building upon a long scholarly tradition of participatory planning, this dual-language (English/Portuguese) book addresses crucial questions about the relevance of citizen participation in planning for climate compatible development and argues that citizens have knowledge and access to resources that enable them to develop a sustainable vision for their community. In order to do so, the author proposes a Participatory Action Planning methodology to organise communities, and also advances mechanisms for institutional development through partnerships.

This book is available as a free Open Access PDF