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Enhancing Advocacy: Accountability Literacy As a Tool to Reach Universal Access

Enhancing Advocacy: Accountability Literacy As a Tool to Reach Universal Access. Phillipa Tucker phillipa [at]aidsaccountability.org. About AAI. Acc & democratic governance. Each citizen, however ‘powerless’, is part of contract and has some power to hold govt accountable.

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Enhancing Advocacy: Accountability Literacy As a Tool to Reach Universal Access

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  1. Enhancing Advocacy: Accountability Literacy As a Tool to Reach Universal Access Phillipa Tucker phillipa[at]aidsaccountability.org

  2. About AAI

  3. Acc & democratic governance Each citizen, however ‘powerless’, is part of contract and has some power to hold govt accountable. Bill of Rights is part of the contract. The contract is based not only on formal rules but also on the content of a political programme/manifesto.

  4. Types of Accountability Consider: CSO & Donor Accountability? Vertical Bottom-up, ‘citizen power’ Horizontal Checks and balances Executive/Legislative/Judicial Top-down Government control over bureaucracy Implications of glocal: Global obligation to hold local leaders accountable

  5. Accountability mechanisms Loss of political support Electoral Critical public opinion Peer review Constitutional obstruction Legislative criticism Judicial orders Political campaigning Media criticism Civil activism Donors

  6. What accountability is not... Monitoring and evaluation = M&E is a means of increasing acc. Accountability can exist where no M&E is being done. Accountability can be the reason why M&E gets done. Governance = Accountability is one aspect of good governance. Add acc, transparency, good M&E, budget management etc and we have some of the ingredients for good governance. Accounting = + + +

  7. AAI Basic Strategy • AAI believes that strong and accountable leadership is necessary to ensure effective responses to HIV and related health challenges. • We do this by • increasing transparency, • promoting dialogue and • supporting action to improve the response. Needs-driven, evidence-based research and advocacy that measures performance against the commitments that have been made by govts.

  8. Using data for advocacy • Can’t argue with the figures, especially if self-reported • Improved govt response based on facts not guesses • Guides CSOs and donors response too • Own data means greater ownership • Data reporting processes create greater transparency • Improves process: CSOs and govt should work together to report, not just on data but on challenges and recommendations • Increased political commitment • Better identification of regional best practice • Easy, accessible and powerful advocacy tool for CSOs • We need to start pushing for improved data quality

  9. DefineAccountability 1 2 minutes Working alone please write a definition of accountability in your own words

  10. Define Accountability 2 4 minutes Work with one colleague please write a joined definition of accountability

  11. Getting accountability 40 minutes 4 groups: Civil society - govt - funders - citizens Name all the people/organisations that you can/should hold accountable and the mechanisms available to you to do this. Example: 1. Govt: elections, constitutional court orders... 2. Multi-lateral aid agencies: political campaigning, ...

  12. Personal Accountability Scorecard

  13. AAI Accountability Tools • Existing tools: Country Scorecard, Scorecard on Women, LGBT Scorecard, Workplace Scorecard, MaputoSRHR Project, ICPD+, and CCM Project.

  14. Contact Details Phillipa Tucker Senior Researcher South Africa Rating Centre Plein Park Building 68-83 Plein St, Cape Town South Africa, 8001 Tel: +27 (0) 21 466 80 74 +27 (0)82 225 1598 Email: phillipa [at] aidsaccountability.org Web: www.aidsaccountability.org

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