Africa
We work with governments, businesses, and civil society organizations in Makueni County (Kenya), Elgeyo-Marakwet (Kenya), Sekondi-Takoradi, (Ghana), and Kaduna (Nigeria). Read about their initiatives below!
Makueni County, Kenya
Makueni County, Kenya
| Government | Civil Society | Hivos Hub | |
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| LOCI Participants | Mary Kimanzi County Executive Committee Member for Finance and Socio-economic Planning | Antony Ndolo | Stephanie Muchai |
| LOCI Participant organization | County Government of Makueni | MAPACA Trust (Makueni Agency for Paralegal Communities in Africa Trust) | Hivos East Africa |
| Participant Roles | Commitments related to beneficial ownership, open contracting, health, and citizen engagement. | Regional Coordinator and Trainer for the Lower Eastern Region involved in a project that aims to strengthen the capacities of state and non-state actors for effective devolved governance in Kenya. | Support infomediaries (artists, journalists, techies, activists, and creative entrepreneurs) efforts to express themselves and invite the public to join the procurement process. Foster alliances between change makers, civil society, government and companies to develop new strategies for public space and enhanced accountability. Counter shrinking civic space by supporting alliances that facilitate evidence-based policy influencing and scale successful transparency and accountability initiatives. |
| Objectives/Goals | Elimination or minimization of corruption or malpractices in procurement; value for money, closing accountability gaps, wealth creation; ownership of development by the people |
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| Current Status | Active: Looking for support or collaboration OGP (National) Commitment [+Updated narrative note, including dates, links to blogs, stories, etc] |
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Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya
Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya
| Government | Civil Society | Hivos Hub | |
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| LOCI Participants | John Maritim Director, Budget and Planning | Faith Weyombo Project Officer for Open Contracting | Stephanie Muchai |
| LOCI Participant organization | County Government of Elgeyo-Marakwet | The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA) | Hivos East Africa |
| Participant Roles | Participatory development planning processes, transparent budget-making processes, participatory and inclusive decision-making processes, open government practices, and mainstreaming of cross-cutting development processes. Commitments related to open procurement, health service delivery, civic engagement, inclusion of marginalized groups, citizen oversight, and youth engagement. | Governance-focused. Built considerable expertise and networks in local governance, participatory governance, and advocacy strategies, while growing in experience and developing tools and curricula. Aim to uplift the poor and the marginalized. | Support infomediaries (artists, journalists, techies, activists, and creative entrepreneurs) efforts to express themselves and invite the public to join the procurement process. Foster alliances between change makers, civil society, government and companies to develop new strategies for public space and enhanced accountability. Counter shrinking civic space by supporting alliances that facilitate evidence-based policy influencing and scale successful transparency and accountability initiatives. |
| Objectives/Goals | Empower citizens to claim their rights. Promote the realisation of effective service delivery and accountable, equitable distribution of resources through participatory governance. Institutionalize a sustainable culture of social inclusion through policy frameworks and budgetary decisions. |
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| Current Status | Active: Looking for support or collaboration OGP Commitment [+Updated narrative note, including dates, links to blogs, stories, etc] |
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Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
| Government | Civil Society | Civil Society | Civil Society | Civil Society | Hivos Hub | |
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| LOCI Participant organization | Isaac Aidoo Development Planning Officer & CoST Manager | Solomon Kusi Ampofo Natural Resource & Governance Coordinator | Aziz Mahmoud Project Manager | Mildred Siabi-Mensah Chief Reporter - Ghana News Agency | Ken Kpodo Project Manager | Stephanie Muchai |
| LOCI Participant Organization | Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly | Friends of the Nation (FoN) | City Wide Settlement Upgrading Fund | Ghana Journalist Association - Western Region Branch | Rural AID Alliance Foundation | Hivos East Africa |
| Participants role | Infrastructure transparency at the local level. Building capacity of CSOs and community leaders to enhance citizen participation and social accountability | Catalyse action for sustainable natural resource management and healthy environments and provide services to communities and institutions through knowledge transfer, research, capacity-building, networking, and advocacy. | To develop relevant articles, news items and features on pertinent issues under consideration for the sake of the general public in creating awareness and better understanding of issues for effective public-assembly engagement and results. | Promote equitable access to services and goods among rural communities and persons affected by conflict/disaster. To provide access to health information to rural communities through advocacy, empowerment, service delivery while addressing the underlying health determinants. | Support infomediaries (artists, journalists, techies, activists, and creative entrepreneurs) efforts to express themselves and invite the public to join the procurement process. Foster alliances between change makers, civil society, government and companies to develop new strategies for public space and enhanced accountability. Counter shrinking civic space by supporting alliances that facilitate evidence-based policy influencing and scale successful transparency and accountability initiatives. |
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| Objectives/Goals | Learn more about trust-building; engage more with learning networks; link with peers and experts. To build rural systems and institutionalized mechanisms to address underlying determinants and barriers on access to services for vulnerable communities. To build the capacity of vulnerable communities so that they contribute to their national, regional thus contributing to international development agendas. To bridge the gap between rural communities and national, regional and international development agencies. |
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| Current Status | Active: Looking for support or collaboration OGP Commitment [+Updated narrative note, including dates, links to blogs, stories, etc] |
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Kigoma, Tanzania
Kigoma, Tanzania
| Government | Civil Society | Hivos Hub | |
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| LOCI Participants | Hussein Ruhava Mayor Kigoma Ujiji Municipality | Aidan Eyakuze Executive Director - East Africa | Stephanie Muchai |
| LOCI Participant organization | Municipal Government of Kigoma | Twaweza | Hivos East Africa |
| Participant Roles | Fiscal transparency and public access to information in relation to health, water and sanitation, education, and land use. | Seek to enhance ‘citizen agency,’ by which we mean the ability of men, women and young people to get better information more quickly, cheaply and reliably; monitor and discuss what’s going on; speak out; and act to make a difference. enable many more people to enjoy quality basic education, health care and clean water. Enable many more people to enjoy quality basic education, health care and clean water. | Support infomediaries (artists, journalists, techies, activists, and creative entrepreneurs) efforts to express themselves and invite the public to join the procurement process. Foster alliances between change makers, civil society, government and companies to develop new strategies for public space and enhanced accountability. Counter shrinking civic space by supporting alliances that facilitate evidence-based policy influencing and scale successful transparency and accountability initiatives. |
| Objectives/Goals | Fiscal transparency and public access to information in relation to health, water and sanitation, education, and land use. |
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| Current Status | Active: Looking for support or collaboration OGP Commitment [+Updated narrative note, including dates, links to blogs, stories, etc] |
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