Enabling Environment for Social Accountability in ... - SASANet

If you do not believe that the allocation of public resources is transparent and fair, which of the
following are factors?
Contracts are often given to CSOs with links to GoM 24%
Contracting is too bureaucratic 34%
Funds provided are insufficient to deliver quality products 26%
Instructions on how to obtain GoM awards are not available to the public 30%
Information about who was awarded is not disclosed 37%
Very few CSOs meet requirements to access public resources 54%
Other 7%
In your opinion, which of the following pose a significant constraint on the ability of your
organization to raise or obtain funds? 111
At least somewhat significant:
Laws and regulations 55%
The policies of international donors 47%
Political interference 47%
CSO is unknown 47%
Too few sources of funds 65%
Lack of time for fundraising 30%
Don’t know 5%
Other 7%
In your opinion, which of the following pose a significant obstacle to CSOs obtaining funding from
international donors? 112
At least somewhat significant:
Funding processes are not competitive enough 51%
Funding processes are not transparent enough 57%
Funding is too short term 43%
Funding is too focused on project work rather than overheads 62%
Funding is limited to a one-time grant for a project 46%
IV. INFORMATION
To assess the opportunities as well as constraints on the ability of civil society organizations to influence
policies and conduct of public officials, we need to establish the types of information sought, received,
and disseminated by your organization.
How many times has your organization requested documents or other information from public
authorities?
Very rarely 4%
From time-to-time 52%
Frequently 37%
Never 6%
111 There was a wide range of “no responses” on Question Y, ranging from 19 percent on limited sources as a constraint on ability
to raise or obtain funds to 37 percent for lack of time to fundraise. It is unclear as to whether the lack of a response reflects
disagreement about the significance of the factor or lack of knowledge.
112 There was also a wide range of “no responses” on Question Z, ranging from 24 percent on funding that was too projectfocused
to 37 percent for funding that was limited to a one-time grant.It is unclear as to whether the lack of a response reflects
disagreement about the significance of the factor or lack of knowledge. One response noted a “language barrier.”