Case Studies

We’ve conducted a series of case studies on the needs of users of aid information, you can find them all right here.

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Why information matters for the Post-2015 framework – Video

Published: 20/05/2013

  Information is power. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have had a dramatic impact on the services (access to healthcare, education and clean water) that the poorest people receive – but have failed to shift power to ordinary people in the fight to end poverty. Without an explicit push to improve the quality and timeliness… [more]

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Better Information, Better Aid: Nepal Country Study

Published: 08/02/2012

Finding and understanding information on aid in Nepal, as in many aid receiving countries, is complex. Nepal receives aid from up to 50 bilateral and multilateral donors, more than 150 international NGOs and thousands of national and local NGOs. Many different people would like to know more about aid flows to Nepal to help ensure… [more]

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Aidspan – video

Published: 28/11/2011

According to Kenya-based NGO Aidspan, those countries receiving Global Fund money must track its progress in order to better fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Aidspan both tracks and monitors the impact of spending by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Acting as an independent watchdog of The Global Fund – a leading… [more]

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Transparency International Kenya – video

Published: 25/11/2011

When aid is not transparent, aid is not used in the most effective way. This has implications for the quality of life for the most vulnerable populations. More transparent aid is more effective aid. says Nicolas Seris, Programme Coordinator of Humanitarian Aid for Transparency International Kenya. If aid resources – which often fund the most… [more]

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Peter Muriithi, small business owner from Eastlands, Nairobi – video

Published: 25/11/2011

Peter Muriithi gives up his time to work with others from his neighbourhood to monitor how government money is being spent in their area. The owner of a small electronics shop on Harambee estate in Eastlands, a suburb of Nairobi, Peter is a member of the constituency monitoring committee (CMC) of Makadara constituency. He and… [more]

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Luke Anami, Business Journalist with The Standard, Kenya – video

Published: 25/11/2011

Luke Anami is a journalist who is committed to reporting the truth about how public money is being spent. He reports on budgets, tax and government spending for The Standard, one of Kenya’s leading daily newspapers. He seeks out accurate information about public expenditure, aiming to help readers better understand what is due to them…. [more]

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East African Tax and Governance Network

Published: 25/11/2011

The East African Tax and Governance Network (EATGN) monitors public spending to ensure the government is keeping its promises. Promoting the need for greater accountability from the government, this group of twelve organisations matches budgets with actual expenditure at the local level. They analyse both national and local budgets, of which aid funding forms a… [more]

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National Taxpayers Association – video

Published: 25/11/2011

The Kenyan government must be held to account by its citizens and make accountability a key priority, according to the National Taxpayers Association (NTA). By involving the general population in producing report cards on schools and other locally targeted funds, the NTA aims to increase the government’s responsiveness to citizens. For over five years, the… [more]

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Twaweza, East Africa – video

Published: 25/11/2011

The lives of ordinary people in East Africa have not changed in proportion to the amount of investment into the area, according to Twaweza. This civil society organisation wants to involve citizens in bringing about large-scale change through engagement and accountability. They communicate in accessible language using traditional media like radio and TV, but are… [more]

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Uwezo East Africa – video

Published: 25/11/2011

Uwezo Is education improving in East Africa? Uwezo carries out extensive literacy and numeracy assessments across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania every year with the aim of answering this question. They use the data they gather to help parents and community members to influence policy change in education. So far the widely distributed results have provoked… [more]

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