About Us
Bhutan is experiencing rapid social and demographic change. In rural areas, men often migrate to towns and cities for work, leaving women at home. As rural women take on increased responsibilities in agriculture, household, and community duties, CEP provides a vital platform for their voices. This small and informal space fosters self-expression and boosts confidence, enabling them to develop initiatives to improve their livelihood and community.
DLGDM, together with JICA, is implementing the project for “Promoting Inclusive Participation Leveraging Community Engagement Platform” (PRICE). The project aims to identify and address gender-related issues through the CEP mechanism with a gender perspective.
CEP members leading waste collection in Ngatshang
PRICE aligns with SDG No.5
About CEP
Definition of Community Engagement Platform (CEP)
According to the bylaws, collectively formulated by the CEP members from the pilot communities and project management team, CEP is defined as:
“... mini-neighborhood group formed amongst the community on the principle of volunteerism. It is an important platform for the community people for enhancing their engagement in the democratic process of local governance and development.”
FEATURES
- Community Improvement Plan
- Is to create a roadmap for positive change and development that reflects the unique needs and goals of the community.
- Community Participatory Model Template
- Empowering communities through collaboration, inclusivity, and shared decision-making for sustainable growth and collective impact.
- CEP Experience Sharing Forum
- The forum provides an opportunity for participants to exchange knowledge, discuss challenges, and showcase successful initiatives, fostering collaboration and learning across communities.
- Community Scanning
- It helps in identifying issues which can be addressed through self-help, mutual support and public support. This tools provides minimum guidance on what to scan in the community.
- Seasonal Calendar
- It helps the Community group in scheduling and organizing events in the community. It entails a set of activities identified on consensus building processes amongst the community members.
- Happiness Tree
- It provides information on what makes community people happy in a logical sequence of actions and to achieve it how they can work towards realizing their happiness.
- T-Shaped Analysis
- The most critical key at the stage of forming CEP is to find out how people assess the sustainability of the local community where they reside.