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CAMFED IMPACT REPORT
Governance
Guarding the financial integrity of Camfed’s powersharing
relationships at local through national levels
is paramount. Camfed therefore builds transparency
and accountability into every level of its program. Its
governance system employs a regulatory framework of
rigorous checks and balances, ongoing measurement
systems, external evaluations and regular audits to
ensure that Camfed’s model remains robust, sustainable
and efficient. These processes safeguard its long-term
impact and uphold the local communities’ entitlement
to accountability. They also create a consistent,
replicable model for other programs dedicated to
systemic change.
Camfed’s governance system is built on the principle
of entitlement of the individual. This goes far beyond
the prevalent concept of ‘beneficiary’, reversing
the conventional power dynamic of international
development by making the organization accountable
to the individual as client. The child is entitled to the
resources raised in her name and earmarked for her
welfare, and to receive these resources in a manner that
fully protects her well-being.
Precise monitoring of expenditure is central to Camfed’s
model of governance. Financial security and child
protection are linked: transparency and accountability
at every level, and regular auditing, ensure that every
donation goes to its intended recipient and that no
single individual has power over resources intended for
vulnerable girls and young women. Each grant and gift
is fully trackable in Camfed’s accounting system and
program database.
The experience of poor people has generally led
them to expect little and make no demand on
government and NGOs; services and goods are often
provided in a manner that places the individual or
community in a position of deference and gratitude. In
contrast, entitlement of the child is paramount within
Camfed’s model, and implementation requires that
full information is delivered to the child, her parents
and community as informed and empowered clients.
Camfed’s governance also ensures that there are clear
procedures for complaint so that compliance can be
measured and confirmed.
77 Community Development
Committees (CDCs) are operating in
each of 77 poor rural districts.
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