IFAD's engagement in community-driven development
IFAD’s Western and Central Africa Division began to support CDD projects about seven years ago. In 2004, a review was conducted of five IFAD-supported CDD projects in Cape Verde, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. Following the review, IFAD organized a two-day workshop to develop a better understanding of CDD approaches based on experience to date, and to develop a common vision. It also sought to identify areas for partnership, innovation and research, and to scale up best practices to increase the impact of CDD projects on rural poverty reduction.
In preparation for the March 2006 workshop in Ghana, IFAD held a series of electronic conferences to enhance learning and information exchange, and to identify the themes to be discussed in the workshop. In addition, a number of documents have been produced:
- Lessons of experience and IFAD’s approach to CDD in WCA. This paper identifies the lessons learned and issues to be addressed regarding CDD, based on experience of IFAD projects that used a CDD approach.
- CDD decision tools. Based on an in-depth discussion of CDD policy and cross-cutting issues, the paper provides guidance to project design decisions and considerations, and region-specific issues related to CDD approaches.
Hot links
- Community-driven development decision tools for rural development programmes
- Does unfettered CDD hurt women more than it helps them?
Useful resources
- Community centres: a catalyst for bringing people together
- IFAD’s performance and impact in decentralizing environments: Experiences from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda
- Evaluation du programme spécial pour les pays d’afrique subsaharienne touchés par la sécheresse et la désertification
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