Who should choose? Community participation in prioritising road network rehabilitation

PRA methods were used in rural Zambia with the aim of enabling communities to identify and prioritise their own District feeder road networks, a function traditionally carried out by outside 'experts'. The paper outlines the approach taken and explains how the approach of community participation in the decision-making process has been expanded, enabling local communities to take on the role of organisation, coordination and management at every stage of the project cycle with minimum external assistance.