from ‘things happen to me’ to ‘i make things happen’ twaweza’s approach to citizen...
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Many of us are trying to strengthen the demand side of accountability, especially through greater civil society engagement. This presentation outlines the approach being used by a new initiative in East Africa called Twaweza.TRANSCRIPT
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From ‘things happen to me’ to ‘I make things happen’
Twaweza’s approach
Rakesh RajaniGovernance DP Group, 1 April 2010
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Development is meantto enable millions
of Tanzaniansto live
a better life
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Policy process
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Development doesn’t work when it a) places faith and funds in
unaccountable governments, b) runs short-lived boutique projects
that reach very few, orc) gets good people to participate in
dysfunctional policy processes
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Which information networks work?What do we find in every village & urban n’hood?
a) religion, b) mass media
c) mobile telephonyd) consumer goods networks
e) teachers (and teachers’ union)
Why not ride these waves?
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Information that sparks the imaginationa) basic rights, policies, budgets
b) disaggregated to the local levelc) comparative perspective
d) stories of changee) Ability to get but also generate stories
and data and communicate them up/laterally
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Conclusion
This approach is about energizing development
through imagination
by creating opportunities for people to know, connect and act
and by creating incentives for those in charge to be
more responsive and deliver
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Optional example of one initiative
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An example of howwe are doing it at Twaweza
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Daraja: Raising the Water Pressure
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For millions of people in Tanzaniagetting water is a daily struggle
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Dissatisfied Citizens
• An underperforming sector with unmet demand• An opportunity? Citizens’ motivated for action
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A Sustainability Challenge
• Only 54% of rural water-points functioning in 33 surveyed districts
All Waterpoints (including non-functional points)
Functional Waterpoints Only
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Average coverage
Nzega District
• Distribution of WPs highly unequal• Targeting of new funds?
Less than half (40%) of new funding going to wards with below average
coverage
An Equity Challenge
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Citizens Database
Media
Local Government
SMS-based feedback mechanism
Media partnerships for accountability
Popularising information