Invest in Creating Active Citizenship
Civic education, community-led tracking of public expenditure, and collective advocacy coalitions.
Why it was needed
Citizens can only hold their leaders to account if they understand how decisions and public money are managed. ICAC built that understanding and the coalitions to act on it.
Objectives
- Expand civic education.
- Support community-led tracking of public expenditures.
- Build collective advocacy coalitions.
Achievements and outcomes
- Civic education delivered in simple, participatory formats.
- Communities equipped to follow how public funds are spent.
- Advocacy coalitions formed to carry community priorities to duty-bearers.
Lessons learned
- Low-literacy participatory tools make budgets and laws discussable for everyone.
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