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Name: Governance, Citizen Participation & Social Accountability Training
Price: 1200 KES
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Governance, Citizen Participation and Social Accountability Training

Governance, Citizen Participation & Social Accountability Training

Category: Governance and Leadership

Overview

The Expedition

The Governance Citizen Participation Training equips participants with practical tools to engage citizens, NGOs, and stakeholders effectively. This program explores the accountability chain and participation ladder, highlighting best practices through global case studies. Participants will learn to enhance social and financial accountability while understanding their roles in fostering inclusive participation. Offered both online and in person, this training includes certification upon completion.

Program Objectives

By the end of this Governance Citizen Participation Training, participants should be able to:

Develop effective tools and techniques for communication with citizens, NGOs and other stakeholders
Identify and develop instruments for increasing social and financial accountability
Define their own roles and responsibilities in participation processes as well as the role of partners
Specify conditions and dos and don’ts for successful participation projects

Target Audience

Donor Development Agency Staff
Economic Development and Planning Staff
Municipality and Community Development Project Directors, Managers, and Staff
Municipal, Provincial, and National Government Officials
Policy Makers
Anyone interested in Citizen Participation and Social Accountability

Training Period

Classroom: 5 Days
Online: 7 Days

Training Modules

1: Principles of Good Governance and Ethical Leadership

Foundations and Principles of Good Governance
Good Governance Indicators
Defining the key agents and their roles for good governance
Citizen Participation – Why is it important?
Roles of Citizen Groups in Promoting Good Governance
Ethical Leadership in Governance
Two Dimensions of Ethics

2: Civic Engagement, Decentralization and Enabling Governance Ecosystems

Defining Civic Engagement
Constructive Civic Engagement and its strategies
Enabling Environment for Constructive Civic Engagement
Introduction to Decentralization; Discussing the 4 types
Conditions for effective Decentralization of Governance
Best Practices of Decentralization across the globe; Contemporary Challenges

3: Social Accountability Frameworks and Citizen-Driven Planning

Defining Social Accountability
Rationale and 4 pillars of Social Accountability
Mechanisms and Applications of Social Accountability
Discussing Critical Success Factors for Social Accountability
Introduction to Public Financial Management
Citizen Participation in Planning
What are the benefits of engaging citizens in planning?

4: Participatory Budgeting, Expenditure Tracking and Accountability Mechanisms

Participatory Budgeting
Benefits and Preconditions of Participatory Budgeting; Discussing the Challenges
Participatory Expenditure; Expenditure tracking
Public Expenditure Tracking Survey
Public Procurement & Procurement Monitoring
Participatory Performance Monitoring
Constructive Civic Engagement for Social Accountability
Building the capacity of citizen groups and local government
Media and Good Governance

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.