Accountability Literacy 2010 – ongoing

Accountability is a powerful yet complex tool in advancing human rights. But we know that few people have had access to the necessary information and training on accountability, and good governance. Knowledge like whom to hold accountable, what makes one accountable, and what can be done to increase accountability is scarce, that’s why Accountability International has been giving Accountability Literacy and Scorecarding for Advocacy trainings since 2011 and have trained hundreds if not thousands of activists during this time.

This content includes but is not limited to the following topics:

What is accountability?
Where do we get it, who do we get it from?
What mechanisms can we use to increase accountability?
What accountability is not
Personalizing accountability

You can download the powerpoints in PDF below:

Accountability Literacy English

Accountability Literacy French

Scorecarding for Advocacy English

Scorecarding for Advocacy French

The goal of this project is to unlock the potential of civil society by increasing accountability, and thereby holding leaders accountable.

We aim to reach at least 50,000 civil society members by 2027 of which 10,000 will complete our digital training each year.

Accountability International (AI) has developed, researched, and launched over 25 scorecards and reports on accountability in global health, human rights, and social justice for more than 10 years. Furthermore, we have conducted over 100 workshops, seminars, and trainings in different parts of the world on a diverse range of human rights civil society organisations to hold leaders accountable.

We have used our Scorecard Methodology, our Accountability Framework, and a Participatory Research Model process in the development, research and implementation of training, workshops and the research conducted. This enabled us to build a large global network comprising of multiple stakeholders, including but not limited to international actors, civil society organisations, community groups, foundations, private sector actors, and bilateral donors. We conceptualise and implement innovatively designed projects that are led by our strategic alliances and collaborations with, for example, marginalised communities and other actors in our large network of stakeholders. Through our work and our collaborations, we actively demand accountability for inclusion and human rights.

Now, we plan to build on our years of experience and expertise to develop an accessible education platform i.e.: Accountability Literacy for Change (ALC) to empower human rights defenders to increase accountability on human rights and hold leaders accountable.

Find out more about the project here

Content can be adapted to 30 minute presentations, full morning session workshop or full day detailed case study workshops.

AI prides itself on only working on needs-driven research and advocacy. As HIV is mainstreamed into sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) AI has also adapted as we keep our “finger on the pulse” of the needs of partners and our constituency. With fewer resources available around the globe for HIV, as well as related poverty-linked preventable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, this is a common-sense step to make. These workshops have thus been developed as a response to the needs to partners and evolved based on feedback from participants.

Workshops can be customized to suit the background and experience of the participants, and the emphasis altered while the workshops are in progress based on the dynamics of the group. For example a workshop for HIV positive youth would be run differently to that for LGBTI activists. Similarly, the discussions in a women’s workshop reflect different issues to those that are raised in a youth workshop.

Accountability International has conducted various workshops to date and they have been well attended and well received.

"ONE OF THE MOST ENLIGHTENING SESSIONS" “

Accountability International has collaborated with SAfAIDS during the training of MPs and CSOs around the Maputo Plan of Action. The 3 -day training workshops are built around bringing MPs and CSOs together as representatives of the people. Focus is on building effective CSO coalitions that are able to hold the legislature to account with regards to ensuring universal access to SRHR. The role played by AAI is to deliver the training on Accountability. During the workshops recently conducted in Malawi and Swaziland, this has proven to be a topic that gets participants talking; it evokes active debates about accountability - to who? and why?. During the evaluations, it was cited as one of the most enlightening sessions that was ably delivered by the team members from AI (Phillipa Tucker and Danga Mughogho). The practical exercises, in particular, were deemed interesting and effective.” Ketlogetswe Montshiwa, SAfAIDS.

"THE CAPACITY TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY IS CRITICAL"

“Increasingly, civil society organizations are recognizing that they not only need to advocate for policies and programs but that ensuring that policies and programs are effectively implemented is an integral part of their role and responsibility. With respect to youth-led and youth serving organizations, the capacity to promote accountability is critical in addressing the myriads of challenges facing young people. The good news is that these organizations recognize the need to acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote accountability and as such we all need to make the decisions that will strengthen them to deliver more and improved services to young people.” Eka Williams, Ford Foundation.

Accountability Literacy 2010 – ongoing

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