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Toolkits on Civil Society Accountability
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil Society, GovernmentIn partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, One World Trust worked on a project across three Commonwealth countries, Belize, India and Uganda, and one region, the Pacific islands, to stimulate discussion among CSOs on what it means to be accountable. Working with Society for Education and Research (SPEAR) in Belize, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)in India, Development Network of...
USAID Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, GovernmentUSAID's Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS provide practical advice and suggestions to USAID managers and partners on issues related to performance monitoring, evaluation and assessment.So far 19 USAID TIPS have been produced: TIPS 1: Conducting a Participatory Evaluation- Participatory evaluation provides for active involvement in the evaluation process of those with a stake in the...
Organizational Development Assessment - Tool of MCSSP Partners
Civil Society, Framework, GovernmentFirst of all this self-evaluation process will be used as an organizational development & training needs assessment tool. It should enable organizations to identify the areas requiring further development and training and to facilitate development and implementation of tailored training plans. Through Training Component, MCSSP will work to improve organizational capacity of NGOs...
Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Toolkit
Civil Society, Framework, Civil Society, GovernmentFollowing any type of disaster, public health and emergency management professionals must be prepared to respond to and meet the needs of the affected public. The Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER), also referred to as Rapid Need Assessment (RNA), Rapid Epidemiologic Assessment (REA), and Rapid Health Assessment (RHA), will assist public health...
Transparent Accountable Governance (TAG): TAG Tools
Arab States, Civil Society, Corruption, Framework, Civil Society, GovernmentThe Transparent Accountable Governance (TAG) Project of The Asia Foundation was a well- respected and extremely effective endeavor supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was based on the twin goals of 1) promoting good governance and 2) strengthening the foundation for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the Philippines. TAG...
Avances en la Implementación de los Estándares Sociales y Ambientales para el mecanismo REDD+(ppt)
Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Presentation, GovernmentPresentation from the exploratory workshop in Quito launching the PGA approach in Ecuador, UN-REDD+ Programme, 17th of November 2011.
Evaluación Participativa de Gobernanza - Agenda de la Primera Misión Exploratoria
Civil Society, Event Material, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Other UN Agency, GovernmentAgenda de la Primera Misión Exploratoria: 17-18 Nov. 2011, Quito, Ecuador. Las discusiones iniciales sobre la Evaluación Participativa de Gobernanza (PGA por sus siglas en inglés) para REDD+ entre el Gobierno del Ecuador y el Programa ONU-REDD en seguimiento al interés expresado por el Gobierno del Ecuador en ser parte de los cuatro países pilotos del PGA para REDD+ han iniciado. En la fase...
Government perspectives and incentives for partnering with Civil Society to measure Governance in MDGs projects and programmes in Nigeria using ICTs(ppt)
Africa, Civil Society, Presentation, GovernmentPresentation delivered on the The Africa Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessments, in Dakar 2011.
State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report
Civil Society, Report, GovernmentResearchers, policymakers, sociologists and doctors have long asked how to best measure the health of a nation, yet the challenge persists. The nonprofit State of the USA, Inc. (SUSA) is taking on this challenge, demonstrating how to measure the health of the United States. The organization is developing a new website intended to provide reliable and objective facts about the U.S. in a...
Measuring change and results in voice and accountability work
Civil Society, Report, GovernmentCitizen voice and accountability (V&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda, as part of the importance of governance in improving the lives of poor people. Citizens’ capacity to express and exercise their views is a vital part of poverty reduction. This paper brings together a set of indicators that are used to measure the process...