Citizen Engagement & Participatory Policymaking
Course Overview
This Citizen Engagement and Participatory Policymaking course equips participants with practical tools and approaches for designing and managing effective citizen engagement and participatory policymaking processes.
Participants explore how governments, civil society organisations and other stakeholders can create meaningful opportunities for citizens to participate in policy development and decision-making. The course covers participatory governance, engagement tools, public consultations, social accountability and the integration of citizen feedback into policy processes.
Through role-play consultations, practical exercises and African case studies, participants develop the skills needed to facilitate inclusive engagement processes, gather meaningful feedback and assess the impact of citizen participation on policymaking.
Learning Objectives
– Design participatory policymaking processes
– Use social accountability tools
– Facilitate public consultations and town halls
– Integrate citizen feedback into policy
– Measure the impact of engagement
Who should attend
– CSO programme managers
– Local government community development officers
– Ministry citizen engagement units
How will you learn
Participants will learn through role-play consultations, practical engagement exercises and African case studies.
The hands-on approach allows participants to practise facilitating public consultations, responding to citizen feedback and designing engagement processes that can be applied in real-world policy environments.
Agenda
Day 1: Principles of participatory governance
Day 2: Engagement tool design
Day 3: Facilitation and consultation skills
Day 4: Feedback integration
Day 5: Impact measurement and planning
Fees Information
The course is offered as intensive 5-day in-person workshops (Nairobi and selected African cities) and parallel 5-day live online cohorts. Custom in-house versions are available for governments, CSOs and organizations.
Training Duration: 5 days
Training Fee:
ONSITE: USD 1,600
ONLINE: USD 750
Group Discounts Apply
