Logo Link - Learning Initiative on Citizen Participation in Local Governance (www.logolink.org) has initiated the formulation of a “Global Charter on Right to Participation in Local Democratic Governance”. It is envisaged that the Global Charter will enable deepening of citizen participation in local democracy by scaling-up, mainstreaming and institutionalising citizen participation in all spheres of democratic governance. This will act as a bridging initiative between civil society; local, sub-national and national governments; political society; the private sector; bilateral and multilateral institutions and other stakeholders.
There is a need for information on which countries have legislated the right to participation, the quality of its implementation, the barriers, the normative understanding of what such a right should be, and the social engagement in participatory processes. This discussion opens avenues for inquiries such as:
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Four consultation workshops were held in India at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in partnership with SSK, CYSD, APMAS and Unnati respectively.
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Four consultation workshops were held in India at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in partnership with SSK, CYSD, APMAS and Unnati respectively.
Two consultations in the South Asian region at Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) in partnership with Wave Foundation and PALTRA respectively.
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Four consultation workshops were held in India at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in partnership with SSK, CYSD, APMAS and Unnati respectively.
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Four consultation workshops were held in India at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in partnership with SSK, CYSD, APMAS and Unnati respectively.
Two consultations in the South Asian region at Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) in partnership with Wave Foundation and PALTRA respectively.
Mapping of regional (South Asia) campaigns. Asian (South Asia and South East Asia) regional paper on ‘Right to Participation’. Online Community of Practitioners (CoP) on ‘Right to Participation in Local Democratic Governance’ hosted on www.practiceinparticipation.org. Draft Global Chatter on ‘Right to Participation in Local Democratic Governance’. National and South Asian regional consultations.