(step-by-step...)
PB varies in different places, but basically works like this…
1. Ideas are generated about how a budget should be spent
2. People vote on their priorities
3. The projects with the most votes gets funded
Participatory budgeting can take place using online and at in-person events.
PB us used across the world and here in Scotland where processes are being run by public bodies and local communities across the country.
From healthy eating to youth work, participatory budgeting is giving people a say about the local issues important to them.
PB comes in different shapes and sizes…
Small grants participatory budgeting takes place using specific pots of money, often led by community organisations…
Mainstream participatory budgeting uses the existing resources of public services, such as local councils, to decide on larger budgets…
Participatory budgeting in Schools is a powerful way for children and young people to have their say in the decisions that affect them...
And Green PB is a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing our carbon footprints.
Participatory budgeting is about bring people together for discussion, food, music and fun...
...and gets people to become more involved in local decision making and democracy.
What we do
PB Scotland helps to share learning, practice and examples of PB happening across Scotland.
We run events and share resources with the PB Scotland Network.
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PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
For more information please contact info@pbscotland.scot.
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