eNews | 10 January 2011 | Visit our website at www.ansa-eap.net
Social Accountability in the News
PRISON TERM FOR GAMBLING AWAY PUBLIC FUNDS. San Chey, ANSA-EAP network fellow for Cambodia, reports on a former government official sentenced to ten years in prison. The official pleaded guilty to stealing US$600,000 in public funds and losing it at a casino
Commentary (VOICES)
GENDER AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS—A SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY PERSPECTIVE. A social accountability lens could provide a practical approach to reduce rural poverty and advance the economic empowerment and leadership of women.
Governance and Management
THE FOUR PILLARS OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. Social Accountability is a process of constructive engagement between citizens and government. The four pillars create an enabling environment for this process.
Networking
NORTHERN LUZON COALITION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, PHILIPPINES. Diverse organizations from the religious, academic, indigenous and non-sectarian sectors make up this coalition.
PROCUREMENT. ANSA-EAP anchors capacity development for citizens’ groups that are engaged in advocating for and monitoring the outcome of procurement reforms in the region.
Learning-in-Action
MANUAL FOR TRAINERS ON SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. This is ANSA-EAP’s introductory learning material aimed at promoting appreciation and understanding of social accountability for those who will encounter it for the first time.
Knowledge Management
MAPPING OF PARTICIPATORY PLANNING IN EAST ASIA. Enabling policies, programs, and institutions for participatory local planning is an important component of decentralized governance. This ANSA-EAP matrix situates these policies, programs, and institutions within a social accountability context.
Strategic Initiatives
OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PORTFOLIO. Although ANSA-EAP is not mainly a funding mechanism, it uses grants support to help SAc projects gain strategic importance, add value to SAc initiatives, and enhance networking efforts.
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