Participação da comunidade na elaboração e implementação dos programas de desenvolvimento local: caso do posto Administrativo de Bela Vista

Abstract

Based on the premise that the need to apply participatory models in programs that concern the lives of populations is recognized in a general way by Governors and international agencies. The present work adopted as focus of approach the analysis of the question of the participation of the communities in the elaboration and implementation of the local development programs. The study was carried out at the Administrative Post of Bela-Vista (Matutuine district) and its main objective is to understand the mechanisms used by the local government for the involvement of those who aim to improve their living conditions, and what impact are those mechanisms used had or have in the developed programs. After data collection, based on bibliographic research and also using semi-structured interviews, as well as direct observation. We arrived at the finding of the existence of administrative incapacity of the local government, caused, on the one hand, by the insufficiency of financial and material means for its full functioning, and on the other hand, by the lack of qualified human resources. It was also found that these weaknesses of the local government constituted some of the reasons for the resistance or inability to apply participatory methods; that is, in the programs that we analyzed and which had government intervention, namely “Blanchard Mozambique Enterprise, Lda” and “Construction of the health post in Mabilibili in the scope of the extension of the health network”, it was found that there was no participation of the communities. What generated conflicts during the implementation and constituted one of the reasons why its impact (of the programs) was negative, not having the desired effects. Thus, the conclusions of the work, lead us to confirm the hypothesis that, the deficient mechanism of articulation between the district government dè Matutuine / communities and other partners, contributes to the failure of development programs.