Social accountability in the delivery of social protection: Unpacking the concept

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This was a three-part webinar series focused on social accountability in the delivery of social protection. 'Social accountability' is a citizen-centred approach to accountability in government services and schemes. It plays an important role in reducing error, fraud and corruption; ensuring that cash is delivered to recipients regularly, reliably and accessible; improving policy design, and strengthening state-society relations. Social accountability refers to the steps that governments can take to improve the participation of recipients and broader civil society in accountability initiatives, and the steps that recipients and broader civil society can take to hold governments to account for the delivery of social protection. 

The first webinar unpacked the concept of social accountability, explaining the approaches and principles involved and specific considerations needed for its application in the social protection sector. 

Panellists: 

Tamsin Ayliffe, Social Protection and Social Development Specialist

Emily Kemigisha, Country Representative, HelpAge International Uganda 

Mr Jaime Gutiérrez, Director General of Planning and Monitoring. PROSPERA, Mexico

Moderator: 

Alice Livingstone, Social Protection Adviser at HelpAge International

 

This webinar was the first of the Social Accountability Series, which was organized by IPC-IG and HelpAge International. Please join the Social accountability in the delivery of social protection online community if you are interested in following the most recent discussions on the topic.