Government and Civil Society

WHY PARTNERSHIP MATTERS?

Rahmatul Alam
Deputy Program Manager, MRDI
What makes an Union Council so transparent?

Singhajhuli Union Parishad in Jessore painted the whole budget and list of all social safety net
beneficiaries in their office wall, so that people know where the tax money go!
Why this certificate attracts so many government officials?

890
enrollment
so far in the
online training
course for RTI
Designated
Officers
What made ministry websites more
accountable to the people?

In just one year all the

government ministries
have shown significant
improvement in
information disclosure
both in terms of quantity
and quality!
It’s all about partnership!

Information Cabinet MRDI & People of Transparent

Commission Division JANAK Singhajhuli Union Council

How effective partnership among government and civil society made an

Union Council more transparent and accountable!
It’s all about partnership!
It’s all about partnership!
Government Initiatives
• National Integrity Strategy
• Strategic Plan 2015- 2021 ‘Connecting
Government to Citizen’
• Annual performance appraisal
• Promoting RTI act.
Partnership for
development is important
and there are lot of areas
where civil society can
effectively collaborate
with government and
citizens for better decision
making and accountability
Strength of Civil Society
• People orientation
• Access to grass roots level
• Linkage with private sector
• Network management capacity
• Stakeholder management capability
• Knowledge on project implementation
• Public acceptance
• Willingness for change.
Building Awareness
• Meeting at home stead
• Public Gathering
• Drama
• Cultural Show
• Rally
• Radio show
• video show
• Social Media Mobilization
Advocacy for Change

• from local service

providers to policy
makers.
Promoting easy learning
• Communication
Materials (Poster,
Leaflet, Festoon,
Signboard)
• Video Learning toolkit
• Online training
Introducing new technology

• Interactive website
• RTI Tracking software
• Mobile Application.
 Capacity Building
• Community representatives
• Journalists
• Service Providers
• DOs of government and
non-government office
 Organizing citizen groups
• DUPROK
• JANAK
• SANAK
Watchdog for Society
• Public Hearing
• Social Audit
• RTI Camp
• Community Score
card
• Open budget
• Citizen Score Card
• Citizen Charter
• Media Monitoring
Mainstreaming accountability tools

• Appointed DOs
• Information disclosure guideline
• Proactive information
disclosure guideline
• Anti- corruption policy
• Whistle blower protection act
 Future collaboration in reform initiatives
• 2nd Generation Citizen Charter
• Web-based proactive information disclosure
• Right to Information
• Grievance Redress System
 Enabling factors from Government
• Government has the leadership and commitment to work with
CSO as partners.
• A culture of openness has started and CSOs are now accessing
and using government information.
“One of the main lessons I have
learnt during my five years as
Secretary-General is that broad
partnerships are the key to
solving broad challenges. When
governments, businesses,
philanthropies and civil society
work hand-in hand, we can
achieve great things.”
- Ban Ki-moon