This paper considers these questions:

1. What exactly do people on the receiving end of international aid want to play a role in?
2. What are the most important elements of the involvement that people want?
3. Why greater involvement? And what will it accomplish?
4. What factors have facilitated or limited people’s involvement?

Suggested Citation: The Listening Project. Discuss Together, Decide Together, Work Together. Cambridge, MA: CDA Collaborative Learning Projects, 2008.