Incluir Project

Participatory budgeting as a useful tool in the struggle against social and territorial exclusion.
The purpose of the Incluir Project is to develop, assess and exchange methodologies, indicators and tools for the analysis and monitoring of the social impact of participatory budgeting and similar practices by promoting the socialization of innovative experiences and encouraging a fruitful contamination between different territorial management practices.
The project also aims at strengthening the local authorities' ability to involve disadvantaged citizen groups in local policy making and territorial project development so as to increase citizen participation in decision making processes.
Typical members are administrative and engineering departments of municipalities, social organizations and research bodies. The project is financed by the EU Urb Al programme in the framework of Network 9 (Local Finance and Participatory Budget) and is basically a means of enhancing dialogue and cooperation between all players involved.
 

Starting date: Dec the 1st, 2004
Closing date: July the 31st, 2006
Number of members: 10 (3 European; 7 Latin American)
Coordinator: Municipality of Venice
Total project budget: 362.070,00 Euro
EU co-funding: 250.000,00 Euro