Traditionally, Philippine Local Governance has been so “centralized “ among the elected officials that people’s participation is practically left out in decision making, development planning and essential governance. This created a nonchalant attitude of the community towards their own development and welfare and this belies the real meaning of a...
Between 2010 and 2015, youth leaders were engaged in a process to develop a Municipal Youth Policy in Santa, Northwest Cameroon, as a means to promote greater youth voice and participation in municipal governance and decision making.
Plaine Commune (an agglomeration of communes in northern Paris) conducted an health impact assessment (HIA) for planned expansions of public transport in the area. In the HIA process they included the opinion and advice of local citizens so as to be informed on how best to cater to their various...
On the 18th September 2014 Scottish residents voted in a legally binding referendum on the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Unlike many referenda, a citizens were engaged in dialogue and education in the months leading up to the vote. Over 84.59% of over 4.2 registered voters turned out,...
In 2013, NETRIGHT facilitated the creation of the Women’s Advocacy Platform by training and supporting women in the Juaboso District to lead advocacy for greater representation and gender responsiveness in local and district-level governance and development planning.
