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ANSA-Africa Full Circle Newsletter: June 2007
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Making that crucial first connection can be scary. But it can also be fun. Remember watching a child speak on a telephone for the first time? Or the first e-mail or SMS you ever sent?
Now you are a part of another connection. We at the ANSA-Africa Secretariat office are reaching out to you for one simple reason: because networking is what ANSA-Africa is all about. This newsletter is called Full Circle because the work of ANSA-Africa will never be in one direction: what you put into the network will directly affect what you can get out of it, and how others can benefit from it as well.
You'll be hearing from us at about this time every month. This letter will tell you the latest achievements of ANSA-Africa, plus what you can look forward to in the near future. We're here to help link you up with other people on the continent who want to see better delivery of government services and accountability, especially at the community level, where people's lives are most directly affected. We're also happy to hear what your needs and expectations are for social accountability in Africa. As a part of the ANSA network, your contribution is valuable and necessary.
Please pass this letter on to other people you know who share this interest - and please forward their contact details to us so we can send them information on ANSA-Africa. And if you ever need to have your name removed from our distribution list, please send an email requesting to unsubscribe to .
In the month just past...
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The number of visits to the ANSA-Africa website has almost doubled in May since the website launched on March 31 2007: 22,711 visits were logged in April, compared with 40,901 visits logged in May. Over the first 70 days online, 40 research documents were uploaded. As of the end of May, the website carried more than 150 thematic publications, more than 240 news articles and about 30 feature articles on ANSA's key focus areas of social accountability: education, health, gender, ICT and service delivery. And soon you will be able to access online teaching and training tools to equip you in your work for social accountability.
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To see what we're talking about, please visit: http://www.ansa-africa.net and click onto your areas of interest: latest news flashes, upcoming events, or one of the ANSA-Africa focus areas: education, health, gender issues, ICT, or service delivery. Please send us information, reports, news and documents about what you are doing in social accountability. For example, some recent additions to the website include articles contribute to ANSA-Africa by people like you:
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The call for proposals for ANSA interventions was posted on May 21 on the website and the deadline is this week: June 22. There is still time to put in your proposal. Please visit the website for details, in English, French and Portuguese.
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The Secretariat is laying the groundwork for a scoping study to begin immediately, to gain a better understanding of social accountability on the continent. In addition, we are refining the strategic plan for ANSA-Africa for the next three years. Regular updates on strategy and projects will be posted on the website.
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And already we are being audited. The ANSA-Africa Secretariat has supplied the World Bank with information for our inaugural audit and review of ANSA-Africa, to be completed shortly. ANSA-Africa aims to set a good example on transparency, so when you visit the website you will be able to find out what decisions the executive committee has made, our policies and practices, and how the ANSA-Africa budget is allocated and spent.
In the month ahead...
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In addition to beginning the scoping study, the Secretariat will begin the actual work of network building across the continent. This will start with an advertisement for the critical position of the networking specialist, who will spend a good deal of time making contact with people across Africa. We are already starting to interact with a wider group of development agencies and donors, via e-mail and the website, to get their buy-in for ANSA-Africa initiatives. If you have information to add to this study, please would you forward it to us by email to: .
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ANSA-Africa will be assisting at the launch of the Nairobi Citizens Report Card project this week. Dr Mbithi wa Kivilu, the director of the Survey Section of the Human Science Research Council in Pretoria, will present the results from report card projects in Maputo, Mozambique and Tshwane, South Africa, and will take part in the initial evaluation for the project in Nairobi, Kenya.
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We are putting together a programme of seminars, to be held every two months, on topical issues that will gather together expertise from all across Africa, using the World Bank's distant learning facilities. If you have suggestions on topics and/or speakers, please let us know. Your participation is vital in making these seminars relevant and effective.
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We expect the ANSA-Africa network to grow and strengthen as people like you take the time to share from your own experiences in social accountability - both good and bad. Every new initiative involves a learning curve and your input will help others to travel that curve more quickly and successfully. Please would you make contact with us, by email or by registering on the website, to let us know what your concerns are for your own community, what social accountability initiatives you have undertaken, and what new initiatives you would like to introduce. Again, you can email us at: .
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours for the growth of social accountability,
The ANSA-Africa Team
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