What is Participatory Budgeting?

Participatory budgeting is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget. Participatory budgeting allows residents to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the power to make real decisions about how money is spent.

Participatory budgeting is designed to involve those left out of traditional methods of public engagement, such as low-income residents, non-citizens, and youth. 

Check out the Participatory Budgeting Project to learn more about how this practice is taking place across the world (https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/about-pb/#what-is-pb)