Poverty reduction strategy sourcebook, chapter 9: community-driven development
Updated - Monday 27 February 2012
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook, available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, is a guide to assist countries in the development and strengthening of poverty reduction strategies. It is designed to be suggestive and to be selectively used as a resource to provide information about possible approaches.
Chapter 9 of the Sourcebook examines why and how governments can support community-driven development (CDD). The analysis and outcomes presented here are based on extensive consultations, both within and without the World Bank, as well as a literature review and an analysis of 12 large and successful community-driven programs, including examples from the water supply and sanitation sector. Most significantly, the first key principles for support to CDD that emerged from the analysis included among them the need to establish an enabling environment through relevant institutional and policy reform. The conclusion is that large programs of support will not be sustainable without the policies, laws, systems and governance processes that encourage effective collaboration among local governments, civil society, service providers and CBOs.
