David Booth

This event will represent the first of six discussions around the broader theme of ‘demanding accountability from the bottom-up: examining what works,what does not work, and why'. These themes reflect on the four years of implementing Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) programmes such as Mwananchi,  in various parts of the world.  This event considers how a number of GTF programmes and projects focus directly on building grassroots capacity to demand improvements in state provision of public goods, especially by hitherto marginalised groups (women, disabled people, youths).
The speakers and discussants have been selected to provide a critical review of this theme before facilitating an open discussion among participants so that they can provide their experiences as well.

This event showcased some recent examples of political economy and governance analysis for service delivery, to identify some of the common challenges but also potential solutions for working towards more politically informed aid interventions. A particular focus was on what this means for NGOs and other intermediary organisations which play roles in funding and delivering basic services in developing countries.