This website provides information on how the local population, both stake-holders and community groups, are involved in development projects.

What is participation?
Participation is the process through which stakeholders influence and share control over priority setting, policy-making, resource allocations and access to public goods and services.

What are the resources available?

• Participation and Development
• The World Bank Participation Sourcebook
• Participation Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
• Organizing Participatory Processes
• Empowerement and Poverty Reduction
• Participation in Development Assistance