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and so it is my responsibility to take care of it,” says TaraBegum, a slum resident, at a TLCC meeting in Faridpur.The grievance redress cell set up in each pourashavaenables citizens to submit their complaints in writing.This cell also serves as an arbitration mechanism aselected representatives and pourashava officials mustfind early solutions for these complaints. Citizens feelencouraged to seek redress for disputes over land,business, or even family conflicts from the pourashavasbefore going to court. “Around 60% of such disputes arenow settled at the pourashava level,” claims ChowdhuryFazle Bari, team leader of the UGIIP-2 governanceimprovement and capacity development consultingteam, speaking on the basis of information his team hasgathered from the participating pourashavas.The ADB country director for Bangladesh, M. TeresaKho, considers the UGIIP one of the best examples of aperformance-based investment project. Accordingto her,The project has inspired resourceconstrainedmunicipalities to improveservice delivery through a substantialincrease in local revenues and theparticipation of citizens. ADB feelsencouraged as the government and otherdevelopment partners (KfW, GIZ, and JICA)have cooperated to replicatethis approach.Abir AbdullahWomen and men attend a town-level coordination committee meeting in Faridpur.18The Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh: Sharing Knowledge on Community-Driven Development
Citizen Participation in the UGIIPEmerging Concepts of People’s ParticipationCommunity-driven development is a subset of the muchbroader community-based development approach,encompassing a wide range of projects that activelyinclude beneficiaries in their design, management,and implementation. ADB defines community-drivendevelopment (CDD) projects as having five key elements:• They are community focused: the target beneficiary,grantee, or implementing agent is some form ofcommunity-based organization or representativelocal government.• They involve participatory planning and design.• The community has direct control over key projectdecisions, as well as the management of investmentfunds and other resources.• The community is involved in implementation throughdirect supply of input, labor, or funds, or indirectlythrough management and supervision of contractorsor operation and maintenance functions.• CDD projects employ community-based participatorymonitoring and evaluation to ensure downwardaccountability to the community.Abir AbdullahCommunity members take an active part in the construction of a small road over a drain in aslum in Bhairab.19The Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh: Sharing Knowledge on Community-Driven Development
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Page 7: UGIIP-2, which is being implemented
Page 11 and 12: UGIIP’S Performance-BasedFund All
Page 13 and 14: More than the lack of funds, UGIIP
Page 15 and 16: Abir Abdullah• Promotion of gende
Page 17 and 18: With the support of the UGIIP and i
Page 19 and 20: These sanitation improvements are a
Page 21: In one of these schools in Madhya R
Page 25 and 26: who are coming to us. It’s really
Page 27 and 28: Ward-level coordination committee.
Page 29 and 30: Policy Reform and the UGIIPThe Poli
Page 31 and 32: The Broader Influence of the UGIIPL
Page 33 and 34: Lessons LearnedThe UGIIP has brough
Page 35 and 36: Closing RemarksThe project is not w

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