Monitoring Government Policies. A Toolkit for Civil Society Organizations in Africa
Source: CAFOD, Christian Aid and Troicare
A new resource developed by CAFOD, Christian Aid, and Trocaire aims to support civil society organizations (CSOs) to see what difference government policies are really making. CSOs are increasingly playing an important role monitoring the implementation and impact of public policies. This involves collecting evidence to see if governments are delivering the resources for health, education or local development that they promised. Or it can mean collecting evidence to see what the positive or negative impacts are of a particular policy. The data collected from monitoring is then used by civil society groups to engage in evidence-based advocacy to ensure proper implementation of existing policies and services and influence future policy decisions.
The tools and case studies in the publication were developed over one year and piloted in workshops in Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ethiopia. For groups interested in holding their governments to account for the impact and implementation of government policies but who don’t know where to start, the toolkit will provide a step-by-step introduction. For groups already engaged in this kind of work, the toolkit will provide fresh ideas and useful case studies from other African organizations.
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