Community Based Planning initiative.

CBP involved consultations with communities in the city’s seven regions to discuss their needs. Funding was then provided for a series of projects. The purpose of the research was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the current programme and to determine whether and how it can be linked to the Integrated Development Planning and budgeting processes of the city. The research involved a review of the international literature on CBP, a review of what other SA metros are doing in this regard, and a series of interviews with senior CoJ staff, regional office directors, and CBP beneficiaries in the community.