Making All Voices Count: Recent submissions
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It matters who produces data: reflections on two citizen-generated data initiatives
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-06)Development Initiatives (DI) and Development Research and Training (DRT) received a Making All Voices Count practitioner research and learning grant to examine the purpose, use and users of citizen-generated data in two ... -
More accountable and responsive governance: How do technologies help make it happen?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017)The change Making All Voices Count wants to see is more responsive, accountable governance. The programme has contributed to this change by supporting tech-enabled initiatives which amplify citizen voice and nurture ... -
One step to a thousand miles: building accountability in Liberia
(Accountability Lab Liberia, 2017)Accountability Lab Liberia aims to build a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders across the country. The Lab’s activities are working to shift accountability dynamics in Liberia in a number of ways, ... -
What data do we want? Understanding demands for open data among civil society organisations in South Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-04)Many governments, international agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) support and promote open data. Most open government data initiatives have focused on supply – creating portals and publishing information. But ... -
Improving the transparency, inclusivity and impact of participatory budgeting in Indonesian cities
(Kota Kita, 2016-12)Decentralisation has provided the opportunity for the participatory model of development planning and budgeting to be applied in Indonesia. Within the participatory planning and budgeting context, known as Musrenbang ... -
Giving voice to clients of post-rape services: building and piloting a feedback mechanism in Tshwane
(2017-04)This practice paper reflects on the development of an appropriate and confidential feedback mechanism for users of post-rape services at Thuthuzela Care Centres / Rape Crisis Centres in Tshwane, South Africa. It discusses ... -
I know what I know (but how do I know what I don’t?)
(Making All voices Count South Africa, 2017)An important support function of Making All Voices Count South Africa is to design, plan and facilitate community of practice gatherings for sustained learning and sharing across Making All Voices Count grantees. This ... -
Citizen-generated data and sustainable development: evidence from case studies in Kenya and Uganda
(Development Initiatives, 2017-03)In both Kenya and Uganda, the development data and information landscape has changed significantly over recent years. Officials, civil society and the private sector are stepping up efforts to harness existing and new data ... -
Social accountabilty initatives in health and nutrition: lessons from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
(2017-04)South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population and is a region of dynamic economic growth, yet it performs relatively poorly on health and nutrition indicators. As a potential route towards addressing ... -
Faith, empowerment, church and community mobilisation advocacy: insights from Tearfund’s partner in Uganda
(2017-03)Tearfund, a Christian faith-based international non-governmental organisation, has for 15 years supported local churches to mobilise communities through a process called Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM). The CCM ... -
Enabling citizen engagement and accountable, responsive government: Strategy synthesis
(Institute of Development Studies, 2014-11)Making All Voices Count is a programme that began with a clearly defined set of aims, a theory of change (ToC) and a structure centred on four linked components – innovation, scaling, research and evidence, and catalysing ... -
Technology innovation hubs and policy engagement
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-03)Many technology innovation hubs are developing impactful, locally relevant civic tech solutions to pressing commercial and social issues. This research examines technology innovation hubs in Africa and Asia, discussing ... -
Client experience of rape victims accessing governmental post-rape services in South Africa
(2017-03)This study aims to better understand the experiences of rape victims accessing governmental post-rape services in South Africa. It was part of a larger intervention to develop an e-governance mobile phone ratings app for ... -
Building an ecosystem around data: using interactive radio for accountability to farmers in Tanzania
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02)This practice paper discusses research by Farm Radio International to assess the effectiveness of one of its projects, the Listening Post, and to examine its potential as a tool for the adaptive management of agricultural ... -
Complaining to improve governance: four stories of complaint-handling systems in Indonesia
(2017-02)Since joining the Open Government Partnership in 2011, the Indonesian Government has shown some commitment towards implementing initiatives that increase citizen voice and social accountability. These include a series of ... -
Shifting the spotlight: understanding crowdsourcing intermediaries in transparency and accountability initiatives
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02)This report highlights the ideas and practices that underlie the work of crowdsourcing intermediaries: actors who collect and analyse citizen feedback using digital platforms, and use it to support positive change. Most ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile phone intervention to improve post-rape service delivery in South Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-01)Mobile health (mHealth) interventions – in which mobile phones are used to advance positive health outcomes – have only recently been applied to addressing broader questions of health governance. This report discusses ... -
Exploring the potential for interactive radio to improve accountability and responsiveness to small-scale farmers in Tanzania
(Farm Radio International, 2016-12)What are the possibilities of using new digital technologies alongside radio to help ensure that agricultural development projects are farmer-centred, and meet the needs of the rural citizens they intend to serve? This ... -
Participatory budgeting in Indonesia: past, present and future
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-01)Yayasan Kota Kita (Our City Foundation) is an Indonesian civil society organisation of governance practitioners who focus on urban planning and citizen participation in the design and development of cities. Following several ... -
Going vertical: citizen-led reform campaigns in the Philippines
(Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12)The Philippines has a long history of state–society engagement to introduce reforms in government and politics. Forces from civil society and social movements have interfaced with reform-oriented leaders in government on ...