Training on SAc Tools, Kathmandu Sept 2012
To contribute towards the development goal of inclusive growth of millions of poor people in
south Asia through improving their lives by ensuring accountability and transparency,
Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), an Indian origin organization was
organized a Social Accountability training workshop under COPSA in partnership with
Affiliated Network on Social Accountability – South Asia Region (ANSA-SAR) based in Dhaka,
Bangladesh supported by the World Bank Institute. This training was held in Hotel Grand
in Kathmandu, Nepal during September 18-20, 2012.
Community of Practice on Social Accountability (COPSA) is a step ahead in utilizing the full
potential of social accountability approaches by spreading the learning through sharing,
innovating, building capacity and institutionalizing them in development programme for
improved public expenditure outcomes. This is especially useful for decreasing learning curve
of new comers, enabling professional development, reducing rework, permitting faster
solving of problems and preventing reinvention of wheel.
Social Accountability is derived as a mechanism for empowering people for demanding
accountability from the people in power. This mechanism consists of several efficient tools
related to performance monitoring by community, participatory financial management and
development effectiveness like Citizen Report Card, Community Score Card, Participatory
Expenditure Tracking Survey, Public hearing etc which will be described in detail among the
participants. This mechanism has proved to be most effective and economical way for
inclusive growth.
The officials of CSOs and Government from the five countries of south Asia namely Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India was participated in the training workshop. The Training
woas witness the presence of Mr. George Cheriyan, Director, CUTS International, Mr. Kedar
Khadka, Member, Management Committee Pro Public, Ms. Nuzhat Jabin, Programme
Manager, ANSA SAR, Mr. Richard Holloway, Program Coordinator,
Program for Accountability in Nepal (PRAN), Ms. Carolina Vaira, Social Accountability Unit,
The World Bank Institute (WBISG), Washington DC, The World Bank and Ms. Tahseen Sayed,
Country Manager for Nepal from the World Bank.
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