Transparency for Development

Citizen Voices, Community Solutions: Designing Better Transparency and Accountability Approaches to Improve Health

The Transparency for Development (T4D) study was designed to answer the question of whether a community-led transparency and accountability program can improve health outcomes and community empowerment, and, if so, how and in what contexts. To answer this question, researchers and civil society organization partners began by co-designing a program that would activate community participation …

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The Success of Mothers in Banten Fighting to Improve Health Facilities

Stories from the Field by Muhamad Ridho Dinata* Cipalabuh Village, located in Cijaku District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, is an agricultural and plantation area. This village consists of eleven villages which are located far from each other. Difficulty in road access is the main problem that the people of Cipalabuh Village often complain about. This …

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Fostering Genuine Participation: Lesson Learnt from Citizen Engagement in Transparency for Development (T4D) Pilot Project

One of the biggest health challenges in Indonesia is maternal and newborn health. Child mortality rates in poor peri-urban areas are much higher than the urban average. A 2012 study by UNICEF found that child mortality rates are five times higher in Jabodetabek’s poor peri-urban sub-districts. As the nearest peri-urban area to Jakarta, Banten province …

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