[Video conference] From Rhetoric to Action: E-Government and Aid Effectiveness

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A videoconferenced workshop between Washington DC, Berlin and Paris Date: 17th September 2008 Program Description Increasing the impact of development aid is the core objective of the Paris Declaration, a document endorsed by more than 100 developing and donor countries and multilateral agencies in 2005. The 2008 "Evaluation of the implementation of the ...

Making government budgets more accessible and equitable

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

(from ID21) Involvement in the budget process in poor countries has traditionally been limited to a select group of political actors. But this has changed over the last decade with legislators, civil society groups and the media playing a more active role. What impact is broader engagement having? Research from the Institute ...

Improving health services through community score cards. A case study from Andhra Pradesh, India

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Case study 1, Andhra Pradesh, India : improving health services through community score cards MISRA, Vivek et al , August 2007 This eight page note summarises the findings, processes, concerns, and lessons learned from a project in Andhra Pradesh - one of six pilot projects aimed at the application of ...

Evaluation Of Citizens’ Voice & Accountability – Review Of The Literature & Donor Approaches Report

Friday, June 1st, 2007

O’Neill, T., Foresti, M. and Hudson, A. (2007) Evaluation of Citizens’ Voice and Accountability: Review of the Literature and Donor Approaches. London: DFID. Excerpt 1.3 A core group of DAC partners are collaborating on a joint evaluation of development aid for strengthening citizens’ voice and the accountability of public institutions. The Overseas Development ...

Monitoring government policies A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

(identified via Source) The toolkit was produced by AFOD, Christian Aid, Trocaire 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 ...