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Monitoring government policies: A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa
2007
CAFOD, Christian Aid, Trócaire
About the toolkit project
This project was started by the three agencies with a view to supporting partner organisations, particularly church-based organisations, to hold their governments to account for the consequences of their policies. This toolkit specifically targets African partners, seeking to share the struggles and successes of partners already monitoring government policies with those that are new to this work.
The development of this toolkit has been a in-depth process. Two consultants were commissioned to research and write the toolkit. They were supported by a reference group composed of members of staff and partner organisations from CAFOD, Christian Aid and Trócaire with experience in policy monitoring. The draft toolkit was piloted with partners in workshops in Malawi, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia. Comments from the reference group and the workshops contributed to this final version of the toolkit.
Introduction
Imagine this: a world where citizens help to decide what their governments do to combat poverty. Where citizens keep an active eye on governments’ progress and check whether policies are making a difference. Where people regularly give feedback to their governments on the services they are providing – and the feedback is taken seriously. Where, if a policy isn’t working as it should, it is scrapped and replaced with something better. Imagine this: a world where informed dialogue between governments and citizens leads to more effective, fair and inclusive policies from which everyone benefits.
This toolkit is inspired by the vision above. It explores ways of working for change by monitoring government policies. It aims to help foster a conversation in society on the policies we choose and how well they work. How this dialogue unfolds will differ from country to country. The aim of the toolkit is to offer you information, ideas, examples and methods on how to gather evidence about policies where you are – and to use that evidence to press for change. On the following pages, you are invited to develop your own approach by selecting and customising the tools you find most appropriate for your circumstances.
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