Watchdog
Watchdogsā Mentoring Project
AnĀ effectiveĀ watchdog…Ā
- IsĀ objectiveĀ andĀ managesĀ theirĀ fearĀ ofĀ reprisal.
- AsksĀ harderĀ questionsĀ regardingĀ theĀ systems,Ā policiesĀ orĀ processesĀ theyĀ monitor.Ā
- EfficientlyĀ andĀ accuratelyĀ highlightsĀ risksĀ ofĀ wasteĀ orĀ inefficiencyĀ inĀ aĀ timelyĀ manner.
- FightsĀ toĀ reduceĀ barriersĀ toĀ informationĀ access.Ā
Since end of 2010, the Mentoring Watchdogs Project has reached 19 African countries, promoting watchdog work and developing partnerships with people and organizations that monitor the Global Fund. Weāve recognized that tracking and reporting on international aid flows is a challenge that few organizations are able to do alone on its own. One can only truly gain from being tackled in a distributed and coordinated way. Even where there is capacity, there is rarely a sense of legitimacy or credibility and little appreciation of the value of such monitoring work. We seek to change that.
Key skills imparted during mentorship:
a) Analyzing country-level data and related grant and programmatic information.
b) Assessing risks that threaten successful grant implementation
c) Exploring effective ways to encourage critical dialogue on identified gaps
d) Examining country-level accountability systems at country level and their links to relevant health initiatives.
e) Strategies about how to do better watchdog work.
Watchdog: Raise Your Voice For Accountability!
