Social Accountability Workshop to Start in Suva

Social Accountability Workshop to Start in Suva

10 May 2011

[Suva – May 10] - What is social accountability? How can citizens hold their governments accountable for the delivery of services? What role do the civil society, private sector and donor community play in social accountability?

These are some questions that will be answered during the Training Workshop on Social Accountability that will be held in Suva from the 11th to 12th May

The workshop, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Centre, is aimed at raising awareness and understanding amongst members of the civil society in Fiji and government on the various tools and practices on social accountability. It will be attended by 26 participants.

The Manager of the UNDP Pacific Centre, Garry Wiseman will deliver opening remarks at 9am at the Tanoa Plaza in Suva.

The training will provide participants with an overview of social accountability tools and practices developed in other countries and how these tools maybe adapted in the context of Pacific Island countries to identify gaps in the implementation of public services thereby contribute to advancing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and or improving development outcomes. It will also provide participants with a deeper understanding of how social accountability initiatives operate and what contributes to the success, benefit or risks in the implementation of social accountability initiatives. The participants will also be equipped with the diagnostic tools and perspective to assess social accountability initiatives and translate principles into practice.

This workshop is the third of a series of in-country training workshops on social accountability after Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Similar workshops are being planned for other Pacific Island countries later in the year.

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