This project contributed towards reducing poverty and improving the quality of life of poor and marginalized peoples through the provision of improved infrastructure services. This was achieved through building communities’ capacities, local government systems, non-state actors to mainstream the participation of poor and marginalized men, women, aged, children and disabled people inclusive of caste and creed in consultative and decision-making processes through developing, practicing and disseminating innovative mechanisms on community governance in planning, implementation and delivery of infrastructure services. This project was replicated through scaling-up good practices of past experiences in other places, so it is expected that there would be wider acceptance of this approach at national and regional level. Donor: European Commission in collaboration with Practical Action (previously ITDG).