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Reporting, transparently – Reflections shared with the Hewlett Foundation
Grantees’ reports to funders are rarely shared with the public. We believe that sharing successes and failures can support learning and reflection that helps to strengthen the effectiveness of organizations facing similar challenges. It can also support greater accountability, to funders, and perhaps more importantly to those who that funding is intended to benefit. We’d…
September 15, 2021
The struggles to get and use data on COVID-19 funds in Africa
This blog is part of our series of reflections in the implementation of the Covid-19 Transparency and Accountability in Africa Project. In their efforts to increase transparency and accountability (T&A) on COVID-19 funds in seven African countries, our partners have carried out extensive in-country research to assess the use of public money and uncover abuse…
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 Transparency and accountability in Africa: our work and reflections to date
African governments response to COVID-19 has been overshadowed by instances of waste, mismanagement, and blatant corruption. Issues like unlawful procurement, political use of monetary and other reliefs, and the diversion of funds have led many communities to deal with the hardship of the pandemic in economic and social isolation. This has further hindered citizens’ trust…
September 9, 2021
Open and Adaptive: September reads
Over the last five to six years I’ve collated a stash of approximately 1,700 articles relating to issues around adaptive development and open government. While this full list is stored in Evernote and can be searched by keyword and tags, I wanted to take a moment each month to highlight the articles that I found…
Tags: adaptdev, governance, open and adaptive, reading list
September 8, 2021
Beyond transparency, participation and accountability: Feedback on Hewlett Foundation’s evolving TPA strategy
Global Integrity has had a close and important relationship with the Hewlett Foundation’s Transparency, Participation and Accountability (TPA) team for many years. The TPA team has provided us with substantial resources to support our work on governance and the use of public resources, encouraged us to review and reflect on our effectiveness, and invited us…
September 1, 2021
Open and Adaptive: July reads
Over the last five to six years I’ve collated a stash of approximately 1,600 articles relating to issues around adaptive development and open government. While this full list is stored in Evernote and can be searched by keyword and tags, I wanted to take a moment each month to highlight the articles that I found…
Tags: adaptdev, governance, open and adaptive, reading list
July 1, 2021