Organizational profiling and learning needs assessment

1. Organizational profiling and learning needs assessment ANSA EAP Mongolia Conveners Group Strategic planning workshop Khaan Jim, 23-24 June 2010

4. Focus issues or areas of work: • Public services delivery: health, education, livelihood/rural development, natural resource management, extractive industries governance • Protection of rights: women’s rights, citizen participation in governance, right to information • Support services to citizen groups: capacity building, research, awareness campaigns, democracy and active citizenship education

8. Accomplishments: • Mobilized support of citizen groups on issues (e.g. women’s rights) • Coalition-building and networking among citizen groups • Support services to civil society groups (training, resource center, etc.) • Recognition of civil society sector (CS Council, Cooperation Agreement) • Implemented some social accountability initiatives • Facilitated citizen engagement with government (multi-stakeholder forums, policy dialogues, public discussion on local budgeting) • Some policy influence (e.g., responsible mining standards) • Access to some information (e.g., budget expenditure reports) • Improved quality and delivery of public services (e.g., health, rural business development) • Produced information materials and publications

9. Challenges: • Varying understanding of social accountability • Lack of experience with some social accountability tools (budget review, PM, social audit) • Capacity gaps (project management) • Sustaining initiatives and activities (including funding support) • Different perspective on issues (e.g., extractive industries) • Public officials unsupportive of citizen participation • Lack of information sharing by government/lack of legal framework on freedom of information • Bureaucratic ways of working of government • Lack of trust among stakeholders

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