Strengthening Social Accountability and Oversight in Health and Agriculture
This project aims to contribute to the equitable, effective and accountable allocation and use of public resources for health and agriculture in SADC countries by addressing social accountability in a systemic approach in strengthening the roles of relevant parliamentary committees, civil society organizations, smallholder farmer organisations and the media. The first phase of the project will focus on Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
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Comunidad para el Desarrollo del África Austral (SADC) |
Salud Agricultura y seguridad alimentaria Governance Estado de derecho - democracia - derechos humanos
Enfermedades de transmisión sexual inclusive el VIH/sida
Política agrícola Gestión de las finanzas públicas |
01.11.2014
- 30.06.2019 |
CHF 4’590’750
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- relevant parliamentary committees [target: 19],
- government departments [target: 26],
- issue based CSOs [target: 40],
- smallholder farmer organisations [target: 19],
- the media organisations including community radios [target: 35]
- Strengthened capacity in public resources management, social accountability monitoring, oversight and advocacy in health and agriculture sectors of; i/ relevant parliamentary committees and their staff; ii/ issue-based CSOs, smallholder farmer organizations and the media.
- Strengthened capacity of relevant government departments to increasingly apply public resource management processes that are more socially accountable.
- National and regional learning events and experience sharing platforms in social accountability monitoring, oversight and public resource management in the areas of health and agriculture.
- Improved awareness and advocacy for Parliamentary budget offices for public resource management oversight.
- Individual organisational and collective actions by Parliamentary Committees, issue-based CSOs, farmer’s organisations and the media, to address challenges associated with public resources management in the health and agriculture sectors.
- A tender was conducted through which the implementing partner was selected.
- Baselines were established outlining the social acountability and oversight mechanisms in place at regional (SADC), national and district levels in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
- A project document (including logframe, budget and monitoring framework) was developed for the project implementation.
- A project advocacy and communication strategy was designed to support the project implementation.
- AFA, SKI, SAMP
- HIV in Prisons, CSTL, SYP, SAT, CPF
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE PROGRAMAS / POLÍTICAS SOBRE POBLACIÓN Y SALUD REPRODUCTIVA
AGRICULTURA
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Lucha contra ETS (enfermedades de transmisión sexual), incluido el VIH/SIDA
Política agraria y gestión administrativa
Gestión financiera sector público
Temas transversales El proyecto tiene en cuenta la igualdad de género como tema transversal.
El proyecto tiene en cuenta la democratización, la buena gobernanza y los derechos humanos como tema transversal.
El proyecto apoya fundamentalmente mejoras en la organización contraparte
El proyecto apoya también mejoras en la organización contraparte
Tipo de ayuda Mandato con fondos fiduciarios
Mandato sin fondos fiduciarios
Número de proyecto 7F08562
Contexto |
Poverty is a key contributor to food insecurity and also perpetuates the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the SADC Region. As of 2013 high level of poverty have been reported in the region with 6 out of 15 countries having poverty levels above 30% (Malawi 29.8%, Mozambique 44.1%, Tanzania 32.1% and Zambia 31.3%). |
Objetivos |
Effective pro-poor policies, plans, budget, actions and systems for good governance in public resource management in health and agriculture contribute to the achievement of SDGs, improve health outcomes and food security in the SADC region. The specific objective of this first phase is to strengthen public resource management at district, national and regional level in the areas of health (sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS) and agriculture (food security) in four countries of the region: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. |
Grupos destinarios |
Working with the following five target groups will facilitate sustainability of this project, strengthen social accountability and public resource management processes at the national and SADC region levels: Beneficiaries of the programme are ultimately the general public, with the improvement of public resources management and service delivery. |
Efectos a medio plazo |
Outcome 1: Relevant Parliamentary committees are more responsive, accountable and capable to exercise systemic oversight in the management of public resources in health and in agriculture in the four target countries. Outcome 2: Issue-based CSOs, smallholder farmer organisations and media in SADC region (particularly in the four target countries) have increased capacity in rights and evidence-based social accountability monitoring in health and agriculture. Outcome 3: Relevant Government departments in the four target countries are more responsible, accountable and capable to meet the needs and address the rights of citizens - particularly people living in poverty and the marginalised - in health and agriculture. |
Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Resultados de las fases anteriores: |
Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
Crédito |
Cooperación al desarrollo |
Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato ONG internacional o extranjera Otras contrapartes The Partnership for Social Accountability (PSA) is a consortium of 4 agencies: Action Aid International (lead organisation), Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF), Southern African HIV and AIDS Information and Dissemination Services (SAfAIDS), and Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), Rhodes University |
Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores |
SADC Parliamentary Forum, |
Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 4’590’750 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 4’453’111 |
Fases del proyecto |
Fase
2
01.07.2019
- 31.12.2024
(Fase en curso)
Fase 1 01.11.2014 - 30.06.2019 (Completed) |