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Introduction to social accountability

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Introduction to social accountability

Why

Social accountability is a response to governance challenges, and to unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality.

Social Accountability:

  • Strengthens public service delivery

  • Builds trust in public servants and government

  • Supports citizen influence in agenda-setting and policymaking

  • Empowers citizens to hold government accountable

  • Bridges the gap between citizen needs and government actions

For who?

This course is for social changemakers with some experience in lobby and advocacy who want practical tools to better engage local government officials in community development.

What you get

Know how:

  • The what and why of social accountability
  • Public policy making and engaging citizens – how does it work?
  • Understanding the actors & factors of social accountability
Tools:
  • Participatory planning
  • Inclusive budgeting
  • Budget tracking
  • Social auditing
 
Certification:
  • After finishing this module and passing a brief exam, you can download an accredited NCOI University of Applied Science (Netherlands) certificate for free.

What you can expect

In this module, you'll explore the meaning and relevance of social accountability, key actors and factors, and opportunities for civic engagement in the public policy and budget cycle. You'll also gain tools to plan, monitor, and evaluate your social accountability interventions. Next to that, you work on your own Social Accountability Plan.

Change the Game Academy e-learning courses Local Fundraising, Mobilising Support, toolkits, examples and resource center by Wilde Ganzen Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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