Participatory Budgeting Toolkit

This guide provides a practical framework for participatory budgeting. Key entry points include understanding the concepts of participatory budgeting and answering frequently asked questions about the process. It then explains how to implement and apply the process, followed by a review of local and international examples of participatory budgeting. The guide concludes by outlining the main challenges faced by local authorities in implementing participatory budgeting and how to ensure its sustainability. This guide introduces the concept of participatory budgeting and how it can be used by representatives of local councils and governments. It identifies some of the conditions, values, principles, and factors that underpin successful participatory budgeting practices. The guide also includes success stories from similar local and international examples.