Tanzania Accountability Pilot Partnership VNG-SNV-EKN Hans Raadschilders EKN-Dar es Salaam 15 October 2009

Context (1) Decentralisation EKN activities SNV activities VNG

Decentralisation

EKN activities

SNV activities

VNG

Context (2). Decentralisation History Focus areas Political Financial Administrative Relations CG-LG Challenges CG directives HR/FD lack of autonomy Party dominance over local representation

History

Focus areas

Political

Financial

Administrative

Relations CG-LG

Challenges

CG directives

HR/FD lack of autonomy

Party dominance over local representation

Context (3) EKN DRDPs LGRP LGCDG CBLGA Health Private Sector

DRDPs

LGRP

LGCDG

CBLGA

Health

Private Sector

Context (4) EKN 2 SGACA (2) TMF Deepening Democracy Policy dialogue

SGACA (2)

TMF

Deepening Democracy

Policy dialogue

Context (5) SNV Education Water and sanitation Private sector development GfE

Education

Water and sanitation

Private sector development

GfE

Context (6) VNG-International Logo South 3 LGAs, support in field of financial management

Logo South

3 LGAs, support in field of financial management

Public Accountability Initiative Tanzania Build on CBLGA Request GoT LGRP experiences Polical economy analysis Conclusions: Centralistic tendencies Not sufficient political will, ethical leadership to enforce compliance Most organs to ensure public accountability are part of problem. CSO/NGO co-opted

Build on

CBLGA

Request GoT

LGRP experiences

Polical economy analysis

Conclusions:

Centralistic tendencies

Not sufficient political will, ethical leadership to enforce compliance

Most organs to ensure public accountability are part of problem.

CSO/NGO co-opted

Basic ideas Accountability address from all angles. Issue based Sectoral focus and generic implications Partnership VNG-SNV-EKN

Accountability address from all angles.

Issue based

Sectoral focus and generic implications

Partnership VNG-SNV-EKN

Components Embedding accountability in SNV Preparing methodologies, products and LCBs Accountability in policy dialogue Innovation Fund Learning

Embedding accountability in SNV

Preparing methodologies, products and LCBs

Accountability in policy dialogue

Innovation Fund

Learning

Strategy Issue based analysis Development of tools/instruments Comprehensive set of activities to address accountability issues Implementation by local organisations Funding roll out by Innovation Fund Extensive learning component

Issue based analysis

Development of tools/instruments

Comprehensive set of activities to address accountability issues

Implementation by local organisations

Funding roll out by Innovation Fund

Extensive learning component

Possible activities Role of political leaders Enhance capacity to hold executive to account Increase leverage Develop tools to visualise distribution and quality of services Enhance civic awareness on role councillors and MPs Implementation of PETS Strengthen role MP in central-local relations Support to LGAs 2.1 Support in planning and budgeting Improve link between allocations from CG and local budget Improve link between budget and implementation Enhance demand for accountability from LGA to CG Develop communication system to/from citizends

Role of political leaders

Enhance capacity to hold executive to account

Increase leverage

Develop tools to visualise distribution and quality of services

Enhance civic awareness on role councillors and MPs

Implementation of PETS

Strengthen role MP in central-local relations

Support to LGAs

2.1 Support in planning and budgeting

Improve link between allocations from CG and local budget

Improve link between budget and implementation

Enhance demand for accountability from LGA to CG

Develop communication system to/from citizends

Possible activities (2) 2.2. Develop tools to visualise distribution and quality of services in order to enhance equity. 2.3 Addressing the supply-side of accountability, 2.4 Accountability towards the private sector, for example: Analysis underlying problems Identify role LGAs can play Study impact local taxes

2.2. Develop tools to visualise distribution and quality of services in order to enhance equity.

2.3 Addressing the supply-side of accountability,

2.4 Accountability towards the private sector, for example:

Analysis underlying problems

Identify role LGAs can play

Study impact local taxes

Activities (3) 3. Support to citizens/CSOs 3.1 Pets 3.2 Multi-stakeholder platforms 3.3 Support to CSO to be active members 3.4 User groups (like water user groups and school committees) 3.5 Capacity building ssupport with respect to accountability processes

3. Support to citizens/CSOs

3.1 Pets

3.2 Multi-stakeholder platforms

3.3 Support to CSO to be active members

3.4 User groups (like water user groups and school committees)

3.5 Capacity building ssupport with respect to accountability processes

Activities (4) 4. Media 5. Cross cutting 5.1 women and disadvantaged groups 5.2 monitoring ethical conduct 5.3 Implementation of SGACA-like tools

4. Media

5. Cross cutting

5.1 women and disadvantaged groups

5.2 monitoring ethical conduct

5.3 Implementation of SGACA-like tools

Activities/Results to date SGACA PCA analysis Instruments developed Sector mapping and data analysis Roll out of first tools; planning and management on wash, ISA, Internal Auditors, school committee/village leaders Policy dialogue on financial autonomy

SGACA PCA analysis

Instruments developed

Sector mapping and data analysis

Roll out of first tools; planning and management on wash, ISA, Internal Auditors, school committee/village leaders

Policy dialogue on financial autonomy

Example of mapping tool: Water point mapping results from Mvomero District

Example of issues introduced in the policy dialogue: Workers are inequitably distributed in Education Sector