Participatory District Development Programme (PDDP) is a follow-up to "Supporting Decentralisatsion in Nepal" (NEP/92/027), a Nepal Planning Commission (NPC)/UNDP project which worked primarily at the district-level to promote decentralised participatory development and to strengthen local governance in Nepal.

PDDP builds on the achievements of NEP/92/027 and consolidates, improves and institutionalises participatory planning and management of development activities starting at the community level to promote decentralised local development and sustainable human development.

It's Objectives

PDDP seeks to empower people to take increasingly greater control over their own development and to enhance their capacities to mobilise and channel the resources required for poverty alleviation. PDDP works simultaneously at the local and central levels to achieve its twin objectives.

• At the micro level: PDDP provides support for improving the governance system and social empowerment process at the village level through the development of self-governing community institutions.

• At the meso level: PDDP provides support for the strengthening of development programming and management capabilities of the District Development Committees (DDCs).

• At the macro level: PDDP supports the National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Ministry of Local Development (MLD) to formulate policies that reflect and support local-level development initiatives. More >> ...