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Social Accountability in Africa - Practitioners' Experiences and Lessons
Edited by Mario Claasen and Carmen Alpín-Lardiés with Victoria Ayer (SAIIA), 12 May 2010
Publication type: Toolkits and methodologies
It is our great pleasure to introduce the inaugural edition of the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA-Africa) Social Accountability in Africa volume, produced under the auspices of the ANSA-Africa World Bank-funded development grant facility.
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INFONET: Citizen's engagement in enforcing accountability for the improvement of service delivery in Kenya
John Kippchumba and Phillip Thigo, June 2010
Theme: ICT, Service delivery
The Social Development Network’s main aim is to promote and facilitate effective strategic alliances among members and interested groups within Kenya. As a network, SODNET’s mandate is anchored on the need to restore the institutional integrity and civic sovereignty of the social sector. INFONET,…
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Some recent experience in Community Voice Card: An innovative tool towards assessing service delivery for MDGs
Neela Mukherjee, 2008
Theme: Service delivery
Publication type: Toolkits and methodologies
Community Voice Card (CVC) is emerging as a handy tool for peoples’ assessment of delivery of services by different agencies, whether government, non-government or private agencies. Peoples’ views are important as they are the main clienteles and stakeholders of the development process. The scope of…
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Demanding Good Governance: Lessons from Social Accountability Initiatives in Africa
Mary McNeil and Carmen Malena, 2010
Theme: Service delivery, General
This is a challenging time for Africa. The combined effects of the global economic crisis, the need for equitable allocation of natural resource assets, and the ever-changing balance of influence and power between the developed and developing worlds are requiring African countries to re-evaluate their…
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Our money, Our Responsibility: A citizens' guide to monitoring government expenditures
Vivek Ramkumar, 2008
Publication type: Toolkits and methodologies
The International Budget Project (IBP) is pleased to announce the release of its latest publication, "Our Money, Our Responsibility: A Citizens' Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures." This Guide documents pioneering methodologies used by civil society organizations around the developing world…
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Social Accountability baseline study report: Forum Syd Tanzania
Editrudith Lukanga, 30 July 2010
Theme: Service delivery
Forum Syd's Tanzania office has launched a three year social accountability programme in the Kagera and Mwanza regions. The program started this year and is expected be completed in 2013. In order to make an informed decision on which interventions to apply and how they should be prioritised, Forum…
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Social accountability in the public sector
2005
Publication type: Toolkits and methodologies
A growing number of authors and practitioners have offered civic engagement as a way to improve the accountability of public institutions and office holders to their constituencies. This paper and learning module attempt to clarify one aspect of the growing literature on civic engagement: society’s role…
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Globalization and child labor: The cause can also be a cure
Prof. Susan Ariel Aaronson , 15 March 2007
Theme: Education
Pressure of globalization has led to child trafficking and forced labor. Similar global pressure from public opinion can also put an end to the practice. Five years ago, reports emerged about small groups of children being trafficked and forced to pick cacao beans – the main ingredient for chocolate…
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The Scorecard Toolkit: A generic guide for implementing the scorecard process to improve quality of services
2007
Publication type: Toolkits and methodologies
This tool kit has been designed to be used by many kinds of users from institutions operating in different sectors. The toolkit is generic in nature and can be applied in any sector, be it health, education, or agriculture. The tool can be used to facilitate good governance through promotion of participation,…
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Africa bureau fragile states framework: Gender issues and best practice examples
August 2005
Theme: Gender
USAID’s Africa Bureau has developed a new Strategic Framework for the Agency and its programs in Africa that support US government foreign policy goals as articulated in the National Security Strategy (2002) and the State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan. The framework also aligns USAID programs with the “White…
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Governance Forum challenges Africa’s heads of state on transparency, legitimacy, participation: African countries commit to strengthening state capacities for good governance
05 November 2007
Theme: Service delivery
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: After three days of around-the-clock deliberations, the 300 delegates at the Seventh Africa Governance Forum (AGFVII) agreed on recommendations to boost the efficiency and responsiveness of African governments to deliver essential social services to their people.…
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Is aid channelled through African governments a waste of money?
21 January 2008
Theme: Service delivery
Yes: John O'Shea says Irish aid bestows legitimacy and credibility on rapacious and oppressive governments.
No: Hans Zomer says that without government, there can be no development. Aid comes from the outside, but development must come from within. …
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Does community monitoring improve public services? Diverging evidence from Uganda and India
16 September 2008
Theme: Service delivery
The push toward community monitoring of public service delivery in development projects is based on the notion that local oversight will raise the social accountability of public service providers and thereby improve the quality of services. Diverging results from evaluations of two community monitoring…
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Can the cellphone help end global poverty?
13 April 2008
Theme: ICT
If you need to reach Jan Chipchase, the best, and sometimes only, way to get him is on his cellphone. The first time I spoke to him last fall, he was at home in his apartment in Tokyo. The next time, he was in Accra, the capital of Ghana, in West Africa. Several weeks after that, he was in Uzbekistan,…
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Demolishing Zimbabwe's education system teacher by teacher
08 April 2008
Theme: Education
With the inflation rate at 100,000%, educators simply can't afford to teach. They are fleeing to take menial, but better-paying jobs -- leaving students behind.
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Mauritius: Women still seeking the political kingdom
16 September 2008
Theme: Gender
PORT-LOUIS, Sep 16 (IPS) - Mauritius -- along with Botswana, Malawi and Madagascar -- did not sign the Gender Protocol at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in August. While the island nation has made some recent progress in political representation of women at the level of Parliament,…
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Social accountability imperative to a decent education system
08 September 2008
Theme: Education
Oxford University's Dr David Johnson says that without a strong level of local accountability, education in developing countries will not see its quality increase.
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ANSA-Africa - Invitation aux propositions
21 May 2007
Theme: General
Les opérations de l'ANSA-Africa porteront sur un éventail d’interventions et projets sur tout le continent. L’objectif est de faire en sorte que ces projets soient menés en association avec des partenariats locaux dans les divers régions et pays. Cette démarche permettra de donner une bonne base à ces…
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The Next Step: Civil Society Mobilization in Africa’s AIDS Fight
14 January 2008
Theme: Health
In the past seven years, the world has witnessed at least three hopeful trends in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa: (1) funding for AIDS prevention, care, support, and treatment programs has reached an all-time high; (2) the HIV prevalence rate has declined in some countries; and (3) most African…
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Trevor Manuel: Steve Biko memorial lecture
11 September 2008
Theme: Service delivery
Ninth Annual Steve Biko memorial lecture delivered by Minister of Finance T Manuel, in Cape Town.
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