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Enhancing Performance and Accountability of Social Service Contracts in Uganda: Lessons learned
When the GPSA funded project, ‘Enhancing Performance and Accountability of Social Service Contracts in Uganda’, was introduced in 2015 by the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC), it set out to enhance transparency and accountability of public contracting in the agriculture, education and health sectors through support to meaningful engagement between civil society and government. Additionally, the project sought to strengthen the capacity of civil society partnerships for better engagement in policymaking and service delivery implementation.
about the webinar
When the GPSA funded project, ‘Enhancing Performance and Accountability of Social Service Contracts in Uganda’, was introduced in 2015 by the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC), it set out to enhance transparency and accountability of public contracting in the agriculture, education and health sectors through support to meaningful engagement between civil society and government. Additionally, the project sought to strengthen the capacity of civil society partnerships for better engagement in policymaking and service delivery implementation.
Through active collaboration with Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets, the project accessed a total of 179 contracts in education, health, and agriculture. The project working with the Open Contracting Partnership supported the review and re-design of the Government Procurement Portal to adopt open contracting data standards and strengthened social accountability processes at different levels.
Most importantly, the project’s collaborative and non-confrontational approaches built trust between government and civil society and led to better sharing of contract information. These social accountability processes enabled communities, service providers, CSOs, and government actors to focus on problem-solving for improved service delivery outcomes.
Beyond the life cycle of the project, many good practices have been carried forward and scaled up towards promoting open contracting in Africa. This webinar will share lessons and experiences on the value of social accountability in improving the performance of public contracts and services.
Additional Ressources
- Community Monitor’s vigilance leads to improved learning outcomes: A case of transformed Nyamabare Primary School, Ntungamo District
- Change is Possible: Citizens’ Participation in Contracts Monitoring transforms communities
- Open Contracting Improves Social Service Delivery in Uganda: Project Success Stories
- A brief history of Social Accountability in Uganda: Video
- Open contracting in Uganda as a model for Africa?
speakers
Barbara K. Magezi Ndamira
Senior Public Sector Specialist., Task Team Leader for the Enhancing Performance and Accountability of Social Service Contracts in Uganda project, World Bank
Based in the Uganda Country office, Barbara has over 15 years in the World Bank leading on Public Sector Reform and Governance projects. She has supported the implementation of social accountability measures in a number of projects, a number of innovative mechanisms to enhance transparency and accountability in Investment Project Financing; Program for Results and Community Driven Development projects.
Gilbert Sendugwa
Gilbert Sendugwa is the Executive Director Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC), the largest CSO network and resource centre promoting citizens’ right to information in Africa. He works on key topics such as open government, open contracting, social accountability and citizen access to information in Africa. Gilbert devotes his time generating ideas on how to turn data into compelling information for citizens to use in engaging governments across Africa. He has previously worked with International Labour Organisation, Transparency International and Save the Children among others. He holds a Master’s degree in Management Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management and a BA in Social Work and Social Administration.
Mr. Edwin Muhumuza
Director Corporate Affairs Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
Mr. David Kiyingi
David Kiyingi Nyimbwa is a Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply [FCIPS] with over 30 years practicing experience in both private and public sector procurement. David holds a Master’s degree in Public Procurement law [LLM] from the University of Nottingham, and a Master’s in Management Studies [Uganda Management Institute]. He is currently a Board Member of the PPDA and the Commissioner in charge of Procurement Policy and Management Department in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Uganda. He has been involved in developing Policies, Legal instruments, standards, and training programmes for the Government of Uganda and many other agencies.
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