A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING VILLAGE PLANS for ACTION - amicaall

1.3 WHO BENEFITS FROM A VILLAGE PLAN
• Everyone who lives works, and plays in the village
benefits from a village plan.
• Well-developed village plans influence the development
of the community and the city at large.
• A plan will help Government departments; Local
Governments, universities, other institutions and
organizations better understand the priorities of your
village so that they can work with you better.
• Village plans benefit the parish.
What are the benefits of a village planning process
• It brings residents, business communities, and civil
society organizations together to share ideas and work
together on issues that are important to everyone.
• It improves information collection, sharing,
communication, focuses ideas and builds consensus.
• It helps a village identify its strengths and evaluate its
own resources;
• It increases the level of concern in the community about
the problems that affect them.
• It helps to translate community concerns into action.
• It encourages creativity and builds partnerships both
within and outside the village.
• It enables others to become more informed and
responsive about what needs to be accomplished.
• It can influence the policy and financial decisions of
central, local government, development partners and
the business community.
• It helps the communities to build their capacities in
implementation, monitoring of their activities in a
sustainable manner.
• It helps communities in identifying and mobilizing local
and external resources.
• It creates a sense of commitment, ownership and
belonging in the community.
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