Community Driven Development in ECA

Welcome to the ECA Community Driven Development site. Community driven development (CDD) puts decision making in the hands of the communities. The Bank has already been supporting many CDD activities over the last decade. What is new is the institutional commitment to scaling up CDD. .....More

Themes of CDD

Social Capital refers to the institutions, relationships, and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society's social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable. Social capital is not just the sum of the institutions which underpin a society – it is the glue that holds them together.

Participation is a process through which stakeholders influence and share control over development initiatives and the decisions and resources which affect them.

Decentralization transfers the authority and responsibility for major public functions from the central government to sub national and local governments, civil society and the private sector.