<![CDATA[Village public information gaps can weaken citizens’ ability to participate in deliberation and oversee village programs. This program aimed to strengthen residents’ capacity to understand the right to public information, use information channels, and turn information into a basis for participation and oversight. It applied a participatory cycle consisting of initial assessment, focused group discussion, case-based information literacy, simulation of information requests and objections, development of simple information-service tools, formation of a citizen oversight forum, and reflection. Based on triangulated qualitative evidence, the program produced observable changes in knowledge, information use, and institutional arrangements. Participants became better able to distinguish village information categories and use information channels more systematically. Village officials, the village consultative body, and community representatives agreed to strengthen transparency through information boards, communication channels, and routine forums. The program formulates a 4K model channel certainty, comprehensibility, engagement, and sustainability—as a practical framework for participatory village governance.]]>
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