Developing the Capacity of Municipalities and Local Communities in Social Accountability

The main objective of this assignment is to institutionalize citizen engagement and social accountability in municipal governorate. This objective will be achieved through increasing the awareness among decision makers in LGUs, building the capacity of LGUs employees in applying social accountability concept and tools in LGUs affairs, integrate and institutionalize SA concept and tools in LGUs affairs, increase cooperation between LGUs and the civil society, and enhancing the complaints mechanisms in the targeted locations and increase citizens role in how to use them.

At the local community level, the objective of this assignment include improving the relationship between the civil society and LGUs in the targeted locations and developing the capacity of the local social accountability committees, increasing community participation including women, and marginalized groups, and enhancing the role of media in social accountability.