Publication: Measuring the Impact of Community-Driven Development Projects on Gender: A Toolkit for the Poverty Reduction Fund, Lao PDR
Date
2011-10
ISSN
Published
2011-10
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Community-driven development (CDD)
projects seek to empower communities, reduce poverty, and
improve economic and social conditions of the poor,
typically in rural and remote areas. No less important, CDD
also typically addresses two persistent gender gaps: (1)
women's lack of voice in public decision making, and
(2) their poor access to services and markets. Much of the
development community finds CDD to be appealing, and its use
is widespread and growing. Nonetheless, the evidence to
support the assumption that CDD effectively promotes
development and enhances women's opportunities can be
strengthened. Although most development projects have
monitoring systems, these systems often focus more on
outputs and less on outcomes and impacts. Such systems do
not provide policymakers, managers, and stakeholders with an
understanding of the success or failure of their projects or
whether the well-being of the intended beneficiaries has improved.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Measuring the Impact of Community-Driven Development Projects on Gender : A Toolkit for the Poverty Reduction Fund, Lao PDR. East Asia and Pacific Region Social Development Reports;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/26873 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”