Participatory Budgeting system in Russia

This video introduces "Cozy Yamal," a support system for municipal PB processes in Russia's Yamal-Nenets region.

The project "Participatory Budgeting system in Yamal-Nenets" was a finalist of the 14th International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) Award in 2020. Led by the regional ministry of finance, the Cozy Yamal support system provides capacity-building and methodological support to municipalities implementing PB; assistance to municipalities promoting school PB and inclusion of disabled and indigenous people in PB; and monitoring and evaluation support. In addition to watching the video, you can read about the initiative on the IOPD's website.

Source: International Observatory on Participatory Democracy

Year of publication: 2021