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Benin - Faster and Lower-cost Community Development

The World Bank-assisted Borgou regional pilot rural support project was designed as part of the participatory management approach. It originally involved 250 villages of Benin's Borgou region participating to the Village Level Participatory Ap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohan, P.C.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
STAKEHOLDERS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
STAFF RECRUITMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
SERVICES
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
DECENTRALIZATION AGRICULTURE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
EMPOWERMENT
LOCAL ELECTIONS
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
PRIORITIES
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPERVISION
TASK TEAM LEADER
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2188894/benin-faster-lower-cost-community-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9740
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Summary:The World Bank-assisted Borgou regional pilot rural support project was designed as part of the participatory management approach. It originally involved 250 villages of Benin's Borgou region participating to the Village Level Participatory Approach (VLPA) with the objective of bringing to the local and stakeholder level the design of local development plans and activities. It was implemented by the government and communities from March 1999 through June 2002 at a cost of US$5.06 million, it illustrated how transferring responsibility to communities can reduce costs and increase the pace of rural development.

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