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Workshop title: Making Participation Work: Building a Nexus of Integrity Name: Claire Schouten Organisation: Tiri www.14iacc.org www.iacconference.org www.twitter.com/14iacc Local governance and the MDGs • Role and voice of different stakeholders missing in the MDG process • At the local level, lack of engagement and ownership • Scarcity and dissymmetry of information, difficulty of gathering local MDG data • Do we understand the challenges, needs and potential of communities? Post-war Reconstruction development assistance reconstruction relief ! 1. 2. ! Time ca. 5-15 years after a peace settlement Peace Settlement Development needs (financial and technical) International financial assistance Absorptive capacity of government and society 1. 2. Potlatch Effect: Period of artificially high expectations; high corruption risks; low demands for accountability Late Awakening: Period of heightened frustration; high demands for accountability; high corruption perceptions; high risk of return to violent conflict. The integrity approach • Strengthen the capacities of local organisations (CSOs, govt, elected reps) to identify, monitor and address integrity challenges. • Understand and support local accountability mechanisms – engage communities, including authorities, in monitoring and advocating for change The integrity approach • Build responsiveness through sustainable collaborative forums to share concerns and findings, and jointly develop practical solutions • Validate and review evidence (monitoring results, local MDG data) to inform policy and practice Local monitoring dynamics and initiatives LOCAL MONITORING GROUPS (LMG) COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING PROCESS 5 4 3 REPORTING AS IMPLEMENTED BY IWA IN JABULSARAJ SINCE 2007 LMG SHARE MONITORING RESULTS WITH SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY BEST PRACTICES ARE SHARED 2.EMPOWER COMMUNITIE S 2 INTEGRITY MONITORING BY THE LOCAL MONITORING GROUP (LMG) 1 COMMUNI TY CHOOSE SURVEY BENEFICIARIE S' VIEWS OBTAIN PROJECT DOCUMENTS FIELD VISITS LOCAL MONITORING GROUP (LMG) RESULTS SELECTION PROCESS MONITORING REPORT PROJECT IMPLEMENTE RS STATE DONORS PROJECT TO BE MONITORED (CORRESPONDING TO THE COMMUNITIES’ PRIORITIES) SOLUTION ARE FOUND TO CORRECT PROJECT Pressure LMG’S MONITORING RESULTS RECEIVE COMMUNITY’S APPROVAL MOBILIZATION LMG TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS INFO INFO SHARING/CHANNELING IWA FACILITATION ROLE IMPACT 1.HOLD IMPLEMENTE RS ACCOUNTABL E ADVOCACY 3.FIGHT CORRUPTION 4.INFORM THE DONORS ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK 5.IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF AID AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 6.BUILD CREDIBILITY OF CITIZENS’ ACTION 7.OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE TO WARLORDS AT THE LOCAL POLICY LEVEL Nablus,Palestine Sierra Leone • Independent monitoring teams working with local government Kyrgyzstan Joint Working Groups to Service Charters Impact • Communities are more engaged in the development process • Empirical evidence to inform policy and practice • Responsible bodies more responsive and accountable • Corruption at the local level is reduced • More effective projects and services