Shulga, IvanSukhova, AnnaKhachatryan, Gagik2014-07-212014-07-212014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18932Prosperity from economic growth is not shared evenly among Russia's population and regions. Local communities and rural territories face serious development challenges: including poor living conditions, infrastructure, and services and lack of citizens' participation in decision-making processes. The Russian Federation Local Initiatives Support Program (RF LISP) aims to address community challenges by introducing a participatory approach to the development and rehabilitation of local-level social infrastructure. Specifically, LISP channels funds from regional budgets to finance participatory projects in poorer local communities. For the period 2009-14, LISP has been implemented in six regions and has resulted in more than 1,200 projects with over 1 million beneficiaries. Key factors for LISP success are the following: (i) mainstreaming of LISP into the national administrative system and budget process, and (ii) providing the Bank's technical assistance at all stages of project implementation to share international experience in community-driven development (CDD) projects, and ensuring transparency and quality of LISP procedures.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADULT POPULATIONBIG CITIESCITIESCITIZENCITIZENSCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY CENTERSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY MEETINGSCOMMUNITY RESOURCESDECISIONMAKINGDISSEMINATIONECONOMIC GROWTHENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTLEGAL STATUSLESSONS LEARNEDLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCAL POPULATIONLOCAL STAKEHOLDERSMICRO-PROJECTSMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIESMUNICIPALITIESNATURAL RESOURCENEIGHBORHOODPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPOOR LIVINGPROCUREMENTPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC OPINIONREGIONAL BUDGETREGIONAL BUDGETSREGIONAL GOVERNMENTSRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL RESIDENTSRURAL ROADSRURAL SETTLEMENTSSETTLEMENTSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSUPPLY SYSTEMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSPARENCYUNEMPLOYMENTWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS10.1596/18932