The Participation and Civic Engagement Group of the Social Development Department promotes the participation of people and their organizations to influence institutions, policies and processes for equitable and sustainable development.

The Group supports World Bank units, client governments and civil society organizations to incorporate participatory approaches in the design, the implementation, the monitoring and evaluation of World Bank supported operations.

The Group works to enhance capacity for participatory processes and social accountability, and develops analytical instruments to assess constraints to the effectiveness of civil society.

The Participation and Civic Engagement Group focuses on the following themes:

• Social Accountability promotes  the participation of citizens and communities in exacting accountability.
  
  
• Enabling Environment for Civic Engagement promotes conditions that enable civil society to engage effectively in development policies and projects. 
  
  
• Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation promotes the participation of local beneficiaries in the monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs. 
  
  
• Participation at the Project, Program & Policy Level promotes participatory processes and stakeholder engagement at the project, program and policy level.