Citizen Engagement & Participatory Policymaking

Course Overview

This course equips participants with tools to design and run effective citizen engagement and participatory policymaking processes.

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

– CSO programme managers
– Local government community development officers
– Ministry citizen engagement units

Role-play consultations and African case studies.

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

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

For more information on the programme,  
email us info@africapolicyinstitute.org