First forum global partnership for social accountability. It convenes the gpsas global partners network consisting of practitioners and thought leaders across civil society, governments, academia and business, alongside. Bank support to csos has increased steadily throughout the years, becoming a part of its policies and operational procedures. Global partnership for social accountability calls for. The priority health concerns are to be identified jointly by governments, health care organizations, health professionals and the public. Strategies for putting into practice the accountability standards and guidelines in my network and organization session 6. As part of the process for designing gpes new advocacy and social accountability funding mechanism, the secretariat organized consultations with various constituencies within the partnership. Proposal for a civil society organisation engagement. The call for proposals is open to civil society organizations csos and cso networks based and operating in any of the eligible countries of those that have optedin to the gpsa. World banks gpsa awards social accountability is the new. Activities will focus on suppliers and subcontractors who employ or subcontract to these home.
The global partners forum of the global partnership for social accountability gpsa takes place annually at the world bank headquarters in washington, d. On a truly global scale, the tpp, ttip and tisa could profoundly affect the future of ehealth. Global partnership on social accountability unicef. It seeks to give voice to the needs and concerns of all citizens on the delivery and quality of public services. We costed health systems strengthening and six investment packages for. Proposal for the knowledge platform of the global partnership for social accountability fundar, center of analysis and research first version may 24th, 20 revisited version july 22nd, 20. This consultation summary has been prepared to disseminate the key findings of this consultation, which have significantly guided the thinking behind the design of the asa mechanism. The partnership for social accountability psa alliance is led by actionaid together with the public service accountability monitor psam, the eastern and southern africa small scale farmers forum esaff and safaids, and supported by the swiss agency for development and cooperation sdc.
Global partnerships united nations sustainable development. Social accountability the evidence project population council. Global partnership for social accountability the world bank. December 2010 global consensus for social accountability of medical schools. Oct 20, 2014 accountability, transparency, participation, and inclusion represent vital embodiments of the opening to politics that occurred in development work in the 1990s.
Global partnership for social accountability gpsa proposal. Sais multistakeholder approach to address key challenges in the supply chain reflects our belief in bringing all voices to the table to identify solutions. The gpsa operations manual pdf provides technical guidance on the. A new global investment framework for womens and childrens health demonstrates how investment in womens and childrens health will secure high health, social, and economic returns. They bridge three distinct practitioner communities that emerged from this new directionthose focusing on governance, on democracy, and on human rights. The global partnership for social accountability gpsa has announced its 3rd call for proposals for ngos and ngo networks based and operating in any of the eligible countries of those that have optedin to the gpsa. Toth coorganized the forum as member of the organizing committee. Global partnership for social accountability gpsa, citizen monitoring. The global partnership for social accountability gpsa is announcing its 3rd global call for proposals. We work with companies, governments, ngo and trade union organizations that represent a wide array of expertise to help us pursue inclusive change.
Social accountability initiatives are multiplying in the broader global context of. Global partnership for social accountability and establishment of a multidonor trust fund english abstract. An equitable partnership characterised by mutual accountability between partners needs to recognise that each party has different objectives, brings. World bank, ilo announce new push for universal social. The global partnership for social accountability supports public sector. Gpe works with close to 70 partner developing countries to help them develop and implement quality education sector plans, laying the foundation for strong education systems. While sai provides guidance on the standards implementation and determines the programs auditing methodology, all sa8000 audits are carried out by certification bodies i. International planned parenthood federation, management sciences for health. Accountability, transparency, participation, and inclusion represent vital embodiments of the opening to politics that occurred in development work in the 1990s.
Welcome to the sixth edition of the gpsa global partners forum. Capacity of the citizens, especially the poor and the marginalized, are strengthened to engage in budget planning and implementation. Objectives 1 describe potential implications of current trade agreement negotiations on ehealth using a social accountability framework. Network, the pmnch cso coalition, the unitaid ngo and community delegation, the global partnership for education cspo coalition, the. Unicef therefore supports various social accountability initiatives for childrens rights across all regions, which includes promoting the participation of girls and boys at key levels of local government processes, as well as supporting the monitoring and tracking of budget implementation through communitybased monitoring.
Stakeholders consulted comprised a broad range of actors involved in social accountability work, including civil society organizations and foundations, government officers, development agencies, academia, and think tanks. Psa partnership for social accountability alliance copsam. Proposal for a civil society organisation engagement mechanisms in uhc2030. It measures nine aspects of a companys management system and assigns ratings based on a 1 to 5 point scale 1 immature. Whats new global partnership for social accountability. Global partnership for social accountability online. This publication was drafted thanks to the contribution of the cpde working group on. This was the first year i participated in this event in my role as senior director for the governance global practice, and what immediately struck me was the strength and vibrancy of the gpsa. Mapping business liability mechanisms and donor engagement with private sector in development has been produced thanks to the support of the csos partnership for development effectiveness cpde.
Banks proposal for the global partnership for social accountability gpsa. Promoting social accountability to empower locallevel community for improved service delivery and democratic governance in east africa. New architecture for a new global partnership nrdc. Gpes support for advocacy and social accountability. In view of civil societys and beneficiaries growing engagement with governments and their potential role in improving development impact, management believes it is important to strategically enhance the banks support for social accountability. Global partnership for social accountability gpsa grant. Reinterpreting evaluation evidence through this new lens, it turns out that the. Global partnership initiatives gpis contribute to the global partnerships vision by directly implementing the internationallyagreed development effectiveness principles and sharing their knowledge to support greater development impact. Social accountability, open government, coproduction. Global partnership for social accountability gpsa journey for the advancement of transparency representation and accountability jatra baseline 5 cumulative target values 6 frequency 7 1.
Accountability, transparency, participation, and inclusion. What we do global partnership for social accountability. There have been new efforts to extend and increase the capacity of citizens to mobilize. Todays global governance arena is not defined by unaccountable organisations, but by organisations that are either accountable to the wrong set of stakeholders, or focus their accountability on one set of stakeholders at the expense of others. Participants at the first global partners forum of the global partnership for social accountability gpsa tell how social accountability matters for development and how they see the role of the gpsa in solving governance challenges in developing countries.
Monitoring and evaluation results global partnership. The new global partnership for development in the post2015 development framework provides an opportunity to address these global economic, social and environmental issues. Governance of new global partnerships challenges, weaknesses, and lessons this policy paper examines the performance and effectiveness of the governance of the new generation of international development organizations that have been established over the past two decades and that are variously called global programs. The global partnership for social accountability gpsa supports civil society, governments, and the private sector across the world to work together to solve critical governance challenges. The business partnership action will work with governments, donors, international nongovernmental organizations and global partnerships to support the development of new and existing partnership catalyzing platforms or hubs incountry that can engage business as a partner for the sdgs. While citizendriven social accountability approaches have existed for decades, it is important to note that integration of social accountability into health sector initiatives is relatively new. Governance of new global partnerships center for global. Advocacy and social accountability consultation summary. World bank senior management recommended that at the beginning of a new initiative. Global consensus for social accountability of medical schools. Many factorsincluding the proliferation of new information and communications.
Social accountability, the new normal in achieving. Gpis are voluntary initiatives led by national governmen. These initiatives are voluntary and led by different groups of global partnership s. Since 2008, the affiliated network for social accountability in east asia and the pacific ansaeap has accomplished a significant amount of work in areas of networking, research, learning and capacitybuilding, information and awarenessraising, and resource mobilization for social accountability in the east asia and the pacific region. Jane katowallace from promundous was the lead writer of the original version. Can new paradigms in social accountability, as the gpsa proposes achieve more effective results than, on one hand, relying solely on public accountability i. Social accountability international pillars in practice. Proposal to the united nations open working group on sustainable development goals for a new architecture to encourage action and accountability on sustainable development, december 10, 20.
Global partners forum of the global partnership for social. Working in partnership with women and womens rights organizations session 5. Promoting critical selfreflections about power and male privileges. Many factorsincluding the proliferation of new information and communications technologiesare changing how citizens and civil society organizations csos engages with governments. For the many social accountability appr oaches, it is the latter local level which really matters democratically for action even though some issues need to be resolved at all levels. In this new partnership model both parties join their resources to achieve common benefits. Oct 26, 2017 gpes new financing and funding framework acknowledges that the political impetus to improve education is one of the most important drivers of change, and embeds support for advocacy and social accountability into gpes operational model. Learn from evidence for driving meaningful and equitable changes in partner countries education systems gpes monitoring and evaluation strategy aims to. Gpes new financing and funding framework acknowledges that the political impetus to improve education is one of the most important drivers of change, and embeds support for advocacy and social accountability into gpes operational model. Although the term social accountability is relatively new to the. World bank, ilo announce new push for universal social protection.
The global partnership for social accountability is pleased to announce its 3rd call for proposals cfp. The board paper mandating the creation of the global partnership for social accountability gpsa stipulated a requirement for an independent evaluation at the end of the second year of operation. I recently had the honor of opening the global partnership for social accountabilitys gpsa second annual global partners forum in washington, d. Global partnership for social accountability 3rd call for. Civil society organizations from the kyrgyz republic are invited to apply for grants. The world bank launched the global partnership for social accountability gpsa in 2012 with the intention to respond to these demands. Program manager of starghana, ibrahimtanko amidu presented with global partnership for social accountability award for the africa region by sanjay pradhan of the world bank. A century after flexners report, the global consensus on social accountability of medical schools is a charted landmark for future medical education worldwide. The global partnership for social accountability is pleased to announce its 2nd call for proposals.
The global partnership for social accountability gpsa was launched in june. Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development vision by 2030, a world in which every woman, child and adolescent in every setting realizes their rights to physical and mental health and wellbeing, has social and economic opportunities, and is able to participate fully in shaping prosperous and sustainable societies. Global partnership for social accountability grants. Global partnership for social accountability gpsa operational manual english abstract. Communicate gpes progress along its theory of change. Improving social standards in the indian readymade garment sector is a program of sai to improve working conditions of predominantly female home workers, and to reduce gender and caste discrimination. Evidence project is led by the population council in partnership with indepth network. World banks global partnership for social accountability in. A key part of this definition is the notion of balance. New york, september 21, 2016world leaders and heads of the world bank group and the international labour organization ilo are joining forces to achieve social protection for all. What are important elements of social accountability interventions. I recently had the honor of opening the global partnership for social accountability s gpsa second annual global partners forum in washington, d.
Effective social accountability is enabled though regular feedback loops between health system users and administrators. Recently, nepal also optedin to the world banks global partnership for social accountability gpsa. There is more awareness of the importance of open government in nepal than ever before. For gpe itself as it implements the new asa funding mechanism, an adaptive design. Why should social accountability be a benchmark for. What is different, however, about citizen engagement in public service delivery is that engagement may take place anywhere along the delivery continuum from involvement with upstream policy making. Advancing social and economic development by investing in. This document presents questions and answers about how partner countries can access the new funding window for the response to covid19 coronavirus. Promoting social accountability to empower locallevel. The global partnership for social accountability gpsa has launched a country call for civil society organizations csos and cso networks in the dominican republic to strengthen accountability and transparency in specific countries. This site also is home to a knowledge platform that provides members with the opportunity to interact, network, share, and discuss knowledge and learning in the field of social accountability.
The global partnership for education is founded on the principle of mutual. The goal of the initiative is to strengthen capacities of citizen groups and government to work together in order to enhance quality of public services delivered to citizens. As a partnership and a fund, gpe mobilizes investments, both external and domestic, to help governments build stronger education systems, based on data and evidence. Global partnership for social accountability gpsa grant application form word version gpsa requires that all grant applications be submitted using an online application form. The framework includes an advocacy and social accountability mechanism asa which offers partners and other organizations striving to improve. Between may 2016 and may 2019, the partnership for social accountability psa alliance with support from the swiss agency for development and cooperation sdc, has implemented the project strengthening social accountability and oversight in health and agriculture in southern africa, in four 4 countries malawi, mozambique, tanzania and zambia. Measure progress in achieving the goals and objectives outlined in gpe 2020. The program is supported by ukaid from the department for international development.
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