LESSON
Lesson Learned: Development Pacts: An accountability tool in the hands of local communities in Kyrgyzstan
The service monitoring arrangements secured on-the-spot verification of the actual implementation of commitments made under the Development Pacts, including the compliant use of allocated funds. Most project beneficiaries expressed their high satisfaction with this monitoring process, and described it as inclusive, as it involved all members of the local community in the verification of completeness and quality of services.
Project Name
Project Partner
Transparency International Kyrgyzstan
Project Description
The project motivated both the local population and local government in Kyrgyzstan to jointly assess community needs and to jointly prioritize actions addressing the most pressing concerns within the limits of available resources. The approach of putting a monitoring system in place was implemented by Voluntary Citizen Committees (VCCs), as well as by local authorities. Having generated 16 project-driven and 37 beneficiary-driven Development Pacts (DP), of which most have already produced tangible results, the grantee significantly contributed to an improved responsiveness of local authorities in Kyrgyzstan to citizens’ concerns.
Report
Evaluation Date
November 2013
Theme
Country