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Only going to the core of accountability process, we will be able to
achieve sustainable, democra� c aid led development.
A bo� om up approach: grassroots and na� onal level accountability
While in many countries, an increasing percentage of resources are
being directly channeled through the recipients’ government in forms of
budget support, itself an indicator of major ownership and eff ec� veness,
s� ll considerable resources are being managed by civil society organiza� ons,
interna� onal, na� onal or locals out of the na� onal budgets.
Weak coordina� on, even weaker monitoring and evalua� on framework are
normally the reali� es in most of developing countries. Regulatory frameworks
might be in place but their implementa� on is s� ll sluggish and patchy.
What is needed here is some sort of self regula� ng framework that
recognizes, at least in certain circumstances, the added value of non state
actors in directly serving the popula� on within a clear, transparent set of
regula� ons laid by the government. On other hand, keeping open in mind
this ul� mate goal, a set of voluntary interven� ons agreed by non state actors
and the state should be pursued.
Therefore the � me is ripe for a strong ac� on, something ambi� ous, a
Global Compact on Grassroots Aid Eff ec� veness, a Busan for grassroots
quality aid. In order to make this compact a reality, we need to review
the roles and responsibili� es of civil society organiza� ons, interna� onal
locals, community based, in their eff orts to bring development in the local
communi� es. What might emerge from this new understanding is a set
of principles and prac� ces that should be voluntarily followed by those
stakeholders involved directly or indirectly in the implementa� on of aid at
grass roots level. The scope of the Compact should be wide and broad and
with a certain room for fl exibility in its implementa� on.
A bo� om up approach will ensure that the Global Compact will take
shape on the founda� ons of local or na� onal compacts able to capture
the diff erent reali� es in the recipient countries. The local dimension will
help se� ng interna� onal benchmarks for the implementa� on of na� onal
levels compacts that are based on the micro dimensions, helping to defi ne
standards for the na� onal and global accountability standards
The Na� onal Compact on grassroots level Aid Eff ec� veness
The frameworks at countries level should refl ect the domains of the Paris
Declara� on, nominally ownership, alignment, harmoniza� on, results, and
mutual accountability although a great level of fl exibility and adjustment will
be essen� al in order to refl ect the local dimensions.
The eff orts at na� onal level should recognize the strategic importance
of data and informa� on availability on how a determined ac� vity or project
is being implemented. Indeed quality data is a backbone of global aid
eff ec� veness debate but so far not much has been said on which kind of
informa� on should be made accessible to the people. The compact should
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