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This study is a review of the literature and secondary evidence on community participation in central, eastern and southern Africa. It focuses in particular on South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Kenya, and presents and analyses evidence of the current situation with regard to the role of districts in promoting community participation and articulating community voice. This includes looking at how: community voice and roles at district level are structured and integrated into planning; the way districts carry out their functions enables or blocks participation; districts articulate and represent community interests at national level; and wider contexts and processes at national and district levels influence and explain these outcomes. The review identifies examples of enabling and blocking mechanisms for community participation at district level and to provide pointers for further research.