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MONITORING AND MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT OF OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENTAdvocacy, Research, Coalition Building and
Negotiation
The National Democratic Institute
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• Introductions • Ground rules• Ice breaker exercise
ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ICEBREAKER/INTRO/GROUND RULESGROUND RULES
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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
• To provide strategies for holding governments accountable
• To demonstrate how to use these tactics for advocacy
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TOPICSTOPICS
• Research and data collection• Shadow reporting• Government score cards• Budget monitoring
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IMPORTANCE OF IMPORTANCE OF MONITORING MONITORING GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Citizen awareness Citizen involvement Information to support advocacy Government transparency and
accountability
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RESEARCH AND DATARESEARCH AND DATA
• Tools for collecting data• Documentation• Sharing with partners• Transparent process
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WHAT IS A SHADOW WHAT IS A SHADOW REPORT?REPORT?
Strengths Weaknesses• Presents big
picture• International
forum for advocacy
• Civil society perspective
• Ongoing advocacy tool
• Opportunity for coalition building
• Very labor intensive
• Requires a lot of resources
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SHADOW REPORTINGSHADOW REPORTING
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EXAMPLE: BURKINA FASO EXAMPLE: BURKINA FASO CEDAW SHADOW REPORTCEDAW SHADOW REPORT
Women from Burkina Faso writing the shadow report during an NDI workshop.
Photo: National Democratic Institute
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HOW TO STRUCTURE A HOW TO STRUCTURE A REPORTREPORT
• Adhere to page limits• One shadow report per country• Follow the organization of the
source treaty• “Credible, accurate, and
reliable”• Focus on substantive articles
Follow the Committee guidelines for submitting your report!
Follow the Committee guidelines for submitting your report!
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ADVOCACYADVOCACY
•Long-term strategy•Tool for civic education•Way to engage media•Ongoing collaboration
Photo: European Parliament
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GOVERNMENT SCORE GOVERNMENT SCORE CARDSCARDS
• Establish criteria and metrics
• Use it as an advocacy tool
Photo: AJ Cann
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GENDER RESPONSIVE GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETING (GRB)BUDGETING (GRB)
• Analysis of budget from a gender perspective
• Disaggregation of budget in terms of its impact on women and men
• Highlights the gaps between policy and resources committed
• National, regional and local levels
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WHAT GRB IS WHAT GRB IS NOTNOT• Not a separate budget for women• Doesn’t necessarily seek to increase
the amount of money spent on women• Not an end in itself• Not a one-time initiative
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WHAT IS A BUDGET?WHAT IS A BUDGET?• Main policy statement and
executing tool of government • Reflection of a country’s values
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GRB AND THE BUDGET GRB AND THE BUDGET PROCESSPROCESS
• Budget cycle: planning, execution, evaluation/auditing
• Timing of GRB is critical• Different budgeting models require
different GRB approaches
The GRB process should be flexible, adaptable & should be tailored to
one’s needs AND capacity.
The GRB process should be flexible, adaptable & should be tailored to
one’s needs AND capacity.
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GRB STAKEHOLDERSGRB STAKEHOLDERS• Government• Lawmakers• Civil society organizations and citizens• International actors
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EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: GRB IN SOUTH AFRICAGRB IN SOUTH AFRICA
• Cross-sector Women’s Budget Initiative
• Analyzed national ministries, public sector employment and taxation• Case studies on local government, donor funding and job creation
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GRB FIVE STEP APPROACHGRB FIVE STEP APPROACH
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EXERCISE: GRB IN EDUCATIONEXERCISE: GRB IN EDUCATION
Photo: Alamy
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FOLLOW UP!FOLLOW UP!• Advocacy• Continue budget monitoring• Conduct oversight
Photo: SantiMB
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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
• Research and data collection• Shadow reporting• Government score cards• Budget monitoring
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