Community participation and its role in achieving sustainable local development in Sudan - Kiga Tamiro area in the Nuba Mountains is a model-

Abstract

Community participation plays an important role in the process of sustainable local development in local communities, as it is considered one of the tools and ways through which it is possible to advance and advance society, and work to improve the standard of life of citizens socially, economically and culturally through the voluntary contribution of community members to the development process. The current study aimed to identify the local initiatives with the community participation of the people of the area in the local development of the Kiga Tamiro area in the Nuba Mountains. The study concluded that there are major development projects implemented by the people of the region based on the mechanism of local initiatives with community participation by urging citizens and encouraging them to participate in local development programs. The study also concluded that there are obstacles faced by the people of the region in the process of community participation, such as the absence of cultural awareness of the importance of participation, in addition to the low economic and social level of some individuals. In the region, the incentive for initiative and cooperation between individuals is weak within the region