In 2008, Africa was able to attract US$43 billion in private capital, US$40 billion in remittances and US$38 billion in aid. While this may look significant, Africa still aces a serious resource gap to complement its own efforts at mobilising domestic resources to bring about social and economic development.

What is Bayanihang Eskwela? In the context of serious governance problems that confront the Philippine society today, the Bayanihang Eskwela is an example of an initiative that illustrates how citizens’ involvement can be made part of the solution.

Addis Ababa: The Centre for Citizens' Participation in the African Union (CCP-AU), in collaboration with many of its partners, organised, at Beshale Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5 and 6 June 2009, the Fifth Citizens' Continental Conference on the 13th African Union summit themed ‘Investing in Agriculture…

At present, about 3.5 billion people live in countries rich in extractive natural resources such as oil, gas, solid minerals and timber. With good governance, these resources can generate vast sums to foster growth and reduce poverty. However, many of these countries have weak governance and the revenues…

Africans are among the most likely of the world's citizens to be forced to pay bribes - but they are also the most confident that their governments are trying to stop the practice, according to a new study.

As the financial crisis leads us into a deep recession at home, what impact is the economic downturn having on the world's poor, and in particular what might be the consequences for developing country debt?

Dhaka city is the home of more than five million and is one of the most densely populated cities of the world. Dhaka City Corporation is responsible for providing various services to its citizen with its limited resources. ‘Citizen Report Card' is one of the new methods to measure the performance…

This Citizen Report Card (CRC) has been researched and published by the National Taxpayers Association (NTA) to sensitize citizens, elected officials, and civil society rganisations on the management of devolved funds, and the provision of district services.

This handbook is designed to assist community groups and individuals to understand the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) process and to provide information and skills on how to monitor these funds through a process known as social auditing.

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a grave reality in the lives of many women in Tanzania. It results from gender norms and social and economic inequities that give privilege to men over women. There is a mounting recognition in Tanzania of gender discrimination and gender equity in different facets of…

Deliberative decision-making processes are becoming increasingly important around the world to make important decisions about public and private goods allocation, but there is very little empirical evidence about how they actually work.

Employing a view of culture as a communicative phenomenon involving discursive engagement, which is deeply influenced by social and economic inequalities, the authors argue that the struggle to break free of poverty is as much a cultural process as it is political and economic.

Le rapport Examen mutuel de l'efficacité du développement en Afrique constitue à la fois un exercice de « reddition mutuelle de comptes », qui évalue ce qui a été fait pour honorer les engagements souscrits, et un examen de « l'efficacité au regard du développement », qui mesure les résultats obtenus

The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa Report 2009 is both an exercise in 'mutual accountability'- assessing what has been done to deliver on commitments to Africa's development, and a review of 'development effectiveness'- assessing what results have been achieved.

Este estudo é o primeiro de uma série de três sobre políticas de género e feminização da pobreza em Moçambique, a realizar no período 2008-2010.

This study is the first in a series of three on gender policies and feminisation of poverty in Mozambique, to be carried out in the period 2008-2010.

At the initiative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Mr. Jean Ping, and in line with the relevant decisions of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU, the inaugural consultative meeting of the International Contact Group on Madagascar took place in Addis Ababa…

This brief compares Tanzanian citizens' perceptions of service delivery by local government authorities between 2003 and 2006; summarising their perceptions of the overall quality of local services, as well as their satisfaction with services in the three key sectors of education, health and water.

A Iniciativa Colaborativa para a Reforma Orçamental em África (CABRI) trata-se de uma rede pan-africana de técnicos superiores do orçamento afectos aos ministérios das finanças e/ ou do planeamento, criada como plataforma para os seus membros partilharem experiências em matéria de programas de reforma…

The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) is a pan-African network of senior budget officials in ministries of finance and/or planning, created as a platform for its members to share experiences on budget reform programmes and to contribute towards the efficacy of public finance management…