Step Eight - the final step - in the Accountability in Action training kit. Now we will put all the pieces together to form your Accountability Action Plan!

1. In step eight we will:
1 Put all the pieces together!
STEP EIGHT
Finalise your action plan

2. Keep all resources from steps one - seven: they will form the basis of your framework.
Essential parts of your framework:
• Introduce your team. Who are you? What do you hope to achieve? How? (step three)
• What is your accountability focus? What goals and targets are you tracking? (step one)
• Explain who you are working with, beyond your team. (step two and step seven)
• What are the indicators you are measuring? Include their source. (step four)
• List data sources and explain how you are generating your own. (step five)
• How will your data help to seek accountability? (step six)
• If you have chosen an advocacy approach, what is you advocacy ask? (step seven)
WRITING A DRAFT OF YOUR FRAMEWORK

3. Remember. Carefully planning is crucial!
Why planning?
• Helps you to identify clear milestones and objectives to aim for and to track progress against.
• Helps you to break down milestones into step-by-step activities.
• Helps you assign roles and responsibilities.
• Helps you to begin thinking about resources you need (both financial and non-financial).
WRITING A DRAFT OF YOUR FRAMEWORK

4. Now you have written a draft of your accountability framework! What next?
Share it with stakeholders identified in Step two, especially other young people, and ask for
feedback.
How can you bring stakeholders together to discuss your framework?
• Host a workshop with guest speakers.
• An online webinar.
• Small gatherings at community level.
GETTING FEEDBACK
Get support from as many stakeholders as possible!
TOP TIPS

5. Top tips for an effective framework:
• Make it accessible - produce a shortened version, promotional blog or briefing note.
• Share your draft in advance to give stakeholders time to reflect.
• Use experienced facilitators to run your meetings.
• Create a positive, safe space where people can speak freely, being respectful of
everyone present.
• Do you want to ask for endorsements at the meeting? Or later opportunities for
people to sign up in support?
• Hold follow-up meetings to identify roles that supporters (or sceptics) can take to
put framework into action.
TOP TIPS

6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In your Accountability Framework, you'll need to be specific:
• Give supporters specific roles for delivering the framework.
• Agree specific activities and milestones that need to be completed in
first few months.
• Be clear in your team: who is coordinating stakeholders
with responsibilities?
• Keep a record of the commitments other stakeholders make and publicise
high profile commitments to attract more attention and support.

7. PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION
Set some key milestones with your team for the first few months.
For example:
• When the accountability framework is agreed and adopted by all stakeholders.
• When the team and its partners are well equipped to deliver the framework and
have the skills to take on their roles/responsibilities.
Now map out the activities that will help you reach your milestones.

8. SHARING RESOURCES WITH YOUR NETWORK
Think about the practical needs of your network:
• Space to hold meetings.
• Access to printing facilities.
• Mailing lists with key contacts.
• Data.
• SMS platform to send mass text messages.
These resources may create extra financial costs.

9. HOW TO MONITOR SUCCESS
With your indicators from step four, discuss possible goals for the next five years.
e.g.
Indicator Goal, by 2020…
Proportions of public positions held by young people. At least 20% of elected positions in local government are held
by young people.

10. SOME TOOLS FOR MONITORING AND
EVALUATING PROGRESS OF YOUR NETWORK
Quantitative surveys:
Track progress, skill levels and confidence.
Videos:
Videos give participants the chance to tell their stories in their own language, in their own space.
Data audit baseline:
Repeat a data audit every year to track changes in flow and accessibility of data.

11. Some tools for monitoring and evaluating progress of your network:
• Quantitative surveys:
track progress, skill levels and confidence.
• Videos:
videos give participants the chance to tell their stories in their own language, in their own space.
• Data audit baseline:
Repeat a data audit every year to track changes in flow and accessibility of data.
TOP TIPS

12. RECAP
Drafted your accountability framework!
In step eight we have:
Shared your finalised framework and encouraged
others to join you.
Developed an implementation plan and a budget.
Considered how to measure the success of
your framework.

13. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication ‘Accountability in action training’ reflects the views of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
The project is led by Restless Development and draws together a consortium
of youth-led and youth-focused organisations from around the world.
Together they have a wealth of experience in supporting young people to
play a leading role in governance and accountability.