Social Accountability in South Asia: Progress so Far

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Social Accountability in South Asia Progress
so Far

• By
• Parmesh Shah
• Lead Rural Development Specialist
• South Asia Sustainable Development Department
• June 4, 2008

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Context

• Governance and Anti-Corruption Plan
• Learning from SAc initiatives in South Asia
• Social Audits (NREGA, India Andhra Pradesh,
  Orissa)
• Right to Information (India MKSS, Parivartan)
• Citizens Report Cards (Public Affairs
  Foundation)
• Other activities being taken up on local
  governance and social accountability within the
  South Asia Region
• Activities under Trust Fund for Environmentally
  and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD)
• Action Research Projects
• Community of Practice of Demand Side Approaches
  in Governance
• Knowledge Creation and Management

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The Progress so Far

• Current and Prospective Centers of Excellence
  CSOs, Universities and Government Training
  Institutions
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
• Center for Good Governance (CGG), Hyderabad
• Society for Participatory Research in Asia
  (PRIA), New Delhi
• Yashwantrao Chavan Center for Development
  Administration (YASHADA), Pune
• CUTS International, Jaipur
• BRAC University Centre for Governance Studies,
  Bangladesh
• Institute for Participatory Interaction in
  Development, Sri Lanka
• South Asia Social Accountability Network
  (www.sasanet.org)
• Technical Advice to Bank Staff, Governments and
  CSOs
• Social Accountability Sourcebook
• Guidance Notes
• Action Research Projects through Government
  Agencies, CSOs and NGOs
• Knowledge Creation and Dissemination
• Stocktaking of Social Accountability Initiatives
• Case Studies
• Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy and
  Implementation Plan for South Asia

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South Asia Social Accountability Network (SASANET)

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