Open Contracting Improves Social Service Delivery in Uganda-Success Stories
Ministry of Public Service Mainstreams Open Contracting in the Curriculum of the Uganda Civil Service Open Contracting Improves Social Service Delivery in Uganda Introduction Globally, governments spend approximately USD 9.5 trillion annually in public contracting . However, the rate of return on this investment is quite low because public procurement is faced with a myriad […]
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Community monitoring influences Local Government action on open contracting
Community Monitoring Influences Local Government Action in Kanungu The challenge Since the year 2018, AFIC has been training civil society organizations and community monitors on public contracts’ monitoring. Before AFIC’s interventions, the phenomenon of contracts’ monitoring was unheard of and no citizen could relate to contract information. Through continuous coaching and mentoring, citizens have been […]
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Placenta pit constructed at pemba health centre as a result of citizen demand for information
Placenta Pit Constructed at Pemba Health Centre as a result of Citizen Demands The challenge: The discharge of medical waste at Pemba Health Centre in Salima district of Malawi was for a long time a significant community concern due to bad odor and ugly scenes of places where damping was taking place around the health […]
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25 Billion Spent But No Water: An Information Request Brings Clean Water to Communities
An Information Request Brings Clean Water to Communities In 2015, the government of Uganda injected sh25 billion in the Alwi dry corridor water project in an effort to improve access to water in 10 sub counties of Nebbi and Pakwach districts. This was an initiative by The Ministry of Water and Environment to supply water […]
Read MoreTrained Community Monitors Drive Transparency and Accountability in Health Service Delivery in Uganda
Challenge: Due to corruption and inefficiency in the execution of government contracts and services, many Ugandan communities have long struggled to exercise their fundamental human right to adequate healthcare. Despite commendable efforts by the government and other organizations to combat this vice in the sector, significant obstacles remain. This was the case at Lapeta Heath […]
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Citizen Engagement in Local Government Projects: How Citizens Can Fight Corruption in Local Government Projects.
The quality of citizen feedback has a significant role in determining the quality of integrity in public procurement. Under the Hewlett Foundation-funded project, From Disclosure to Impact: Deepening and Broadening Open Contracting in Africa, the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) works to ensure quality citizen feedback by deepening and broadening their timely access to […]
Read MoreIncrease in hiring of additional human resource persons for health Tier 2 health facilities in Nyanza region
Year: 2015-2016 Country: Kenya Requestor: A member of CSO, National Taxpayers Association (NTA) Issue area: Health The issue/Story: The National Taxpayers Association (NTA), one of the partner organizations working with ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa on transparency in the education sector embarked on a study to establish staffing levels in tier 2 health facilities in the […]
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