The Power of Numbers- Communities Use Government Budget Data to Advocate for Change

IBP at a glance

Partnership Initiative, 2010

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Applied Budget Groups: Definition• Common strategies

– Applied fiscal research and advocacy – Timely, accessible, useful information – Focus on budget impact on the poor

• Growth and diversity– Organization– Region– Income– Political system



Types of work

• Building budget literacy and engagement • Training on applied analysis • Measurement of citizen priorities• Macro, exp & revenue analysis• Procurement monitoring, expenditure and revenue

tracking• Social audits, performance audits, audit tracking &

impact monitoring • Impacts on budget process & outcomes



Success factors

• Accuracy, accessibility, timeliness • Dedicated organizational capacity • Analytical and advocacy skills • Linkages within civil society • Relationship with executive branch• Partnerships with oversight institutions



Partners

Consolidated CSO’s with strong budget work capacity: • IBASE and INESC (Brazil), CSA (South Africa), Fundar

(Mexico).

CSO’s with strong citizen mobilization capacities:• CCAGG (Philippines), TAC (South Africa), MUHURI (Kenya),

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation (Pakistan).

Sectoral CSO’s incorporating budget work as a tool:• HakiElimu (Tanzania), CAD (Mali), SATHI, DAAA and CHSJ

(India).

Policy networks and democracy CSO’s:• Policy Forum (Tanzania), NGO Forum (Cambodia), UDN

(Uganda)


Partners’ work

• IBASE (Brazil): holding BNDES accountable.

• MUHURI (Kenya): Social audits of CDFs.

• Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation (Pakistan): monitoring earthquake relief and reaching into development budgets.

• HakiElimu (Tanzania): monitoring capitation grant and other expenditures at school level.

• CAD (Mali): budget analysis to increase allocations for the reduction of maternal mortality.


IBP’s work and contribution:

Financial support• Core support or project support to partners in 18

countries,• Small support for specific projects or initiatives

Capacity building and development• Training; • Technical assistance and mentoring;• Exchanges;


IBP’s work and contribution (cont.)

Information• Clearing house of budget and public finance

information• Bi-monthly newsletter• Briefs• Open Budgets Blog• Guides to budget work and documentaries


IBP’s work and contribution (cont.)

Networking opportunities:

• CDF• ESCR• Health• 6QC• Transparency

Open Budget Initiative:

• Independent survey of budget transparency • 100 countries for 2010• Influencing international standards


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The Power of Numbers- Communities Use Government Budget Data to Advocate for Change

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