SA
Social Accountability
Social accountability refers to a form of accountability that emerges through actions by citizens and Civil Society Organization (CSOs) aimed at holding the state to accountable, as well as efforts by government and other actors such as media, private sector and donors to support these actions. Social accountability can provide extra sets of checks and balances on the state in the public interest, exposing instances of corruption, negligence and oversight which horizontal forms of accountability are unlikely or unable to address.
MIICO’s implementation of SAM process in Ileje District council started in May 2010 when MIICO signed an MOU with Policy Forum (PF) for the implementation of SAM in the region. To start this process in July 2010, MIICO staff attended orientation training on SAM concept organised by Policy Forum in Mbeya. After training, MIICO selected Ileje District Council as a pilot area. The reason behind was that a big number of staff from Ileje district participated the orientation training. Following this decision, again Policy Forum joined MIICO in the introduction of SAM to Ileje District officials. This event, involved Ileje District commissioner, Acting District Executive Director, other district officials (Land, Natural resource, Health, Community Development, Agriculture and Cooperative Departments) and Faithbased organizations, also the meeting involved representatives from CBOs & NGOs operating in Ileje District.....Read More
Richard Angelo
Manager-Local Governance
Policy Forum,
Sembeti str. Plot 14, House no. 752(Off Mwai Kibaki Road)
Mikocheni B
P. O. Box 38486,
Dar es Salaam.
Tel +255 222 2780200
Mobile +255 782 317 434