SIMILARITIES THE CITY OF DONDO, with the support of the Austrian Cooperation (Austrian North-South Institute), developed and implemented in 1999 a participatory planning model that has been a national and international reference and already with some replications in some municipalities (Roque, Carlos e Hemma Tengler 2000. Dondo no Dhondo: “Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento Municipal Participativo” Beira: Centro de Serviços de Sofala). The motivation for this was the request by citizens for their interests to be acknowledged. Currently, the Dondo municipality has begun a technical exchange with the city of Guarulhos in Brazil to review and optimize its PB process.
IN BOTH CASES THERE IS PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITIES IN THE BUDGETARY PROCESS
DIFFERENCES BRAZIL DECENTRALIZED; AUTONOMY OF FINANCES AND ASSETS SOURCE OF BUDGET: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES; OWN REVENUES PERMANENT SOCIAL INCLUSION PACT (SIGNED) FOR ACTIVITIES TO BE CONTINUED. Source: peer learning in Nampula Report, 2013
MOZAMBIQUE CENTRALIZED SOURCE OF BUDGET: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT- PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF PLANNING AND FINANCE-LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN THE PLANNING PROCESS LACK OF CONTINUITY OF ACTIVITIES /UNTARGETED SUPERVISION.