Participatory Planning

Participatory planning is a participatory process aimed at defining, proposing and having enforced a management plan on issues of common interest.

1. Participatory planning Reporter: ALJUN A. DESOYO

2. Learning OBJECTIVES: * Define Participatory Planning; * Know the responsible stakeholders in participatory planning; and * Recognize the effects of participatory planning in terms of: + Efficiency + Conflict + Localization + Authority and control

3. What is PLANNING? -   It is the  process  of  thinking  about the activities required to achieve a desired  goal . It is the first and foremost activity to achieve desired results. It involves the creation and maintenance of a  plan , such as psychological aspects that require conceptual skills. What is PARTICIPATORY PLANNING? - An approach in which everyone who has a stake in the intervention has a voice , either in person or by representation.

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5. What are the advantages of a participatory planning approach? - Participation carries with it feelings of ownership. - It ensures credibility of the intervention. - Bringing a broader range of people to the planning process. - Avoiding pitfalls caused by ignorance of the realities. - It involves important players from the outset. - Providing an opportunity for groups to be heard.

6. - It teaches skills which last far beyond the planning process. - Bringing together community members. - A participatory planning process builds trust. - It generally reflects the mission and goals of organizations. - It implies respect for everyone in the community. - Logically, a participatory planning approach should be effective. - Finally, it does things the way they should be done.

7. What are the disadvantages of a participatory planning approach? - A participatory process takes longer. - Members may not agree with the "experts ". - Lots of education may be needed, both for community members and the organization. - One determined individual can wreck the whole process. - Difficult to assure that all the right people get to the table. - A participatory planning process takes patience and commitment.

8. Who should be involved in a participatory planning process? - The "targets of change". * Members of the target community. * People whom the target community sees as significant opinion makers. The "agents of change”. * Policy makers. * Influential people in the community. * Interested members of the community at large * Members of the organization itself.

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10.  A high productivity is marked by efficient utilization of resources, less wastage and more output in a less amount of time.