مشروع مشاركة في بيروت

لبنان غداً في كفررمّان وحاروف

في إطار مشروع لبنان غذا ًأكملت الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية ورشات العمل التدريبية في الجنوب. وتطرقت حلقات التدريب في بلديتي حاروف وكفررمان لمواضيع مهمة وأساسية، وهي: 

- كتابة المشاريع 

- الحكم الصالح 

- عمل المجموعات 

مشروع مشاركة في المناطق والبلديات

تستمر الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية لا فساد بالتعاون مع منظمة مرسي كور بدعم المجموعات الشبابية في المناطق والبلديات وتمكينها من تشكيل لوائح مجالسها المحلية .في هذا الإطار شهدت بلدية القاع يوم 21 تمّوز 2011 إعلان اللوائح المتنافسة.هذا وتعقد الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية إجتماعاتها مع البلديات يومي 22 و 23 تمّوز في كل من تربل، الروضة وقب الياس في البقاع، ومراح السفيرة - الضنية. 

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The Arab World’s Social Accountability - From Shouting to Counting

By Sarah Khan
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Global Arab Network - Through social accountability, citizens in the Arab world are moving from "shouting to counting" in a bid to hold public institutions accountable for delivering public services and improving the welfare of citizens. This approach enables citizens to work with governments in a productive, meaningful way by using evidence-based analysis and advocacy. When the World Bank held the first regional workshop about social accountability in October last year, the concept itself, its tools and mechanisms were still new to the Middle East and North Africa region. But with the Arab Spring, transparency and social accountability has shot to the top of the region’s priority agenda.  In a policy address titled "The Middle East and North Africa: A New Social Contract for Development" at Washington’s Peterson Institute on April 6, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick says: “I suggest it is now time for the World Bank to examine, with its Board and shareholders, whether the Bank needs new capabilities or facilities that could leverage support from countries, foundations, and others to strengthen the capacity of CSOs working on accountability and transparency in service delivery. We could give priority to countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and in Sub-Saharan Africa.” In a follow-up to the October meeting, the World Bank and CARE Egypt co-organized the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA)-Arab World Regional Strategic Planning and Social Accountability Workshop in Amman, Jordan from June 5-9, 2011. ANSA-Arab World is a regional network of practitioners focused on participatory governance and social accountability aimed at supporting active citizen participation in policy formulation, implementation and monitoring of public programs. The network fosters the exchange of ideas and raises awareness about the importance of participatory governance and social accountability for improved development results.  In addition to building capacity by helping development stakeholders learn more about social accountability mechanisms, it will serve as a platform for constructive engagement and dialogue between civil society organizations, government, the media, and the private sector.  Inviting government and private sector players to the table is an initiative of the Arab World organization of ANSA as their participation is considered critical to building a network that can have long-lasting impact on development in the region. The five-day workshop in Jordan brought together over 40 representatives from government, CSOs, media, and private sector from seven Arab countries – Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, West Bank and Gaza, Morocco and Tunisia.  The aim was twofold: to introduce key social accountability topics and to lead a discussion on strategic planning for the establishment of the network, governance structure options, membership criteria, as well as possible programmatic areas of engagement, at both the country and regional level. “Active citizen participation and a strengthened civil society is crucial to ensuring accountability and development effectiveness,” says Franck Bousquet, World Bank Social/Urban Sector Manager for the Middle East and North Africa region. “ANSA-Arab World will help CSOs build constructive partnerships, scale up demand-side initiatives at the country level, and foster networks of practitioners enhancing peer-to-peer learning among an array of development stakeholders.” Social Accountability Tools and ANSA-Arab World Social accountability tools range from simple "social audits" in which a government independently evaluates its performance by monitoring the views of its constituents, to more formal mechanisms such as citizen report cards on public service delivery and formal budget reviews and analyses led by civil society organizations. "The workshop was a valuable opportunity to build a common understanding among participants about the importance of social accountability in the Arab region,” says Mariana T. Felicio, Social Development Specialist and Task Team Leader of ANSA-Arab World at the World Bank. “It helped the 40 or so people attending identify challenges and opportunities and begin building trust between government and non-government stakeholders.” ANSA-Arab World joins a global network of other Affiliated Networks for Social Accountability supported by the World Bank Institute to promote, strengthen and sustain social accountability knowledge and praxis both regionally and globally. ANSA-Africa, created in 2006, was the first in a network which has since grown to include ANSA-East Asia Pacific and ANSA-South Asia. "The World Bank can share international best practices, coordinate with other donors for the financial sustainability of the network, and bring together senior government officials and CSOs to address governance challenges and how they affect service delivery," says Amr Lashin, Governance and Civic Engagement Program Director at CARE Egypt.  Budget Transparency and Access to Information: Key elements for constructive partnerships  The workshop gave participants the opportunity to exchange ideas and build a consensus on the network’s vision, mission and action plan.   The group declared its vision to be: “A leading network in the Arab world in the field of social accountability with the objectives of achieving social justice and transparency”.  And its mission as: “A regional network that will mobilize resources and efforts for capacity building, enhance partnerships between various development stakeholders with the goal to build social accountability to affect real change and facilitate transitions.” A consensus also emerged around two priorities for the new network, namely Budget Transparency and Access to Information. Participants from Mashreq and Maghreb countries alike listed several challenges including the absence of legislative frameworks to ensure access to information; inability of CSOs to advocate for budget transparency; limited citizen awareness/understanding of budget transparency; weak communication channels between citizens and government; non-existence of a budget transparency culture within  government institutions; implementation gaps even when  regulatory framework is in place; and, weak channels through which budget information is disseminated. Participants underlined the need to guarantee budget transparency through laws and legislation for free information flows and exchange. They also listed citizen participation in budget preparation and monitoring to measure budget transparency. As only Jordan and Tunisia having passed Freedom of Information Laws, participants from other countries underlined the urgent need for drafting such laws elsewhere as a first step towards greater access to information.  In addition, participants recognized the importance of right to information movements to stimulate greater dialogue between governments and civil society and to scale up outreach to citizens which would raise awareness about freedom of information.  ANSA-Arab World Voices on Social Accountability and Current Transitions in the Arab Region “Social accountability helps improve the performance of government in service delivery provision and also helps to reduce malpractices and corruption. We consider an efficient civil society as a valuable partner to the government in service delivery provision and in suggesting ways to improve government services.” Ibrahim Al-Tamimy, a director at the Ministry of Social Development, Jordan. “Increasing awareness and empowering communities with social accountability tools and mechanisms is of utmost significance in Egypt’s democratic transition. Through voice and transparency, we will guarantee the responsiveness of the government to citizen’s needs, thus, influencing public policy and service delivery.” Hani Ismail, Youth Association for Development and Environment, Egypt. “In post-revolution Tunisia, we are shocked with the unprecedented volume of corruption everywhere in the country. Citizens were absent back then. Now, all citizens should be responsible in holding their government accountable. Thus, it is high time in Tunisia to streamline social accountability across the society and the different stakeholders.” Zina Mliki, Journalist, Tunisia “In Lebanon, CSOs have been key partners in transparency and anti-corruptions efforts. Given the common culture and specific environment of the region, the creation of the ANSA-Arab World will help share lessons learnt from across the Arab world, thus, enriching our knowledge about various approaches and tools used in the region.” Dr. Said Issa, Grassroots Manager at the Lebanese Transparency Association. (World Bank)

Musharaka: Youth Partnership for the Improvement of Governance in Municipalities

Summary

In the framework of the Musharaka project, 3 kick-offs were held in Al Kaa, Ras Baalback and Brital consecutively on June 4, 19, and 26, 2011. Throughout the launches, the coordinator of the Bekaa region introduced the project, its objectives and the intended outcomes. 

The kick-off sessions (aforementioned) were attended by a total of 160 young men and women from the regions who showed their interest in the project and filled out the application forms. 

Furthermore, a training of trainers (TOT), was held in the Eastern and Western Bekaa consecutively on June 24^th and june 28^th, 2011. The training sessions targeted 3 trainers in the Eastern Bekaa and 6 trainers in the Western Bekaa. Those trainers will be conducting the seminars in the three above mentioned municipalities.The subjects of the training included: corruption, transparency and good governance, communication and leadership, writing project proposals, and project management.

Nevertheless, 3 kick-offs were held in Beit El-Fakes (July 8th and 15th, 2011), Mrah el- Sfireh (July 2^nd, 2011), Kfar Rouman (July 9^th, 2011), Harouf and Majdal Anjar (July 10^th, 2011), and Qab Elias (July 13th,2011).

   Breakdown of applicants per region

Ras Baalback	June 19, 2011 62 applications
Brital	June 26, 2011 41 applications
Al Kaa	June 4, 2011 57 applications

إطلاق مشروع شراكة الشباب لتطوير الحكم المحلي في كفررمان

 

أطلقت "الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية" و"مرسي كور" مشروع "شركة الشباب لتطوير الحكم المحلي – مشاركة" في بلدة كفررمان، بالتعاون مع جمعية "نقطة فاصلة"، برعاية بلدية كفررمان ويهدف المشروع الى تفعيل دور الشباب في المجتمع المحلي.
واشار مدير المشاريع في الجمعية الدكتور سعيد عيسى الى ان "المشروع وجد ليولد طاقة شبابية فاعلة قادرة على أن تكون شريكة في العمل البلدي من طريق انتخاب مجلس بلدي ظل ليكون الشباب جزء من العمل البلدي"، لافتا الى ان "هدفنا تنمية روح العمل البلدي في صفوف الشباب".
وستقام ورش عمل تدريبية حول المساءلة المالية، وقراءة الموازنة، وصياغة وكتابة المشاريع، ومواضيع حول الفساد في الحكم.
ورأى مدير جمعية "نقطة فاصلة" الدكتور هاشم بدر الدين، ان "المشروع يصب في خانة المسار التنموي الشبابي الذي يخلص الى انشاء بلدية ظل تملك زمام الرقابة المالية على موازنة البلدية، وفي نهاية المشروع سيصار الى كتابة "كتيب" حول المشروع والمشاريع والنشاطات وسيوزع على كل بلديات لبنان لتعميم الفكرة".
واثنى رئيس بلدية كفررمان كمال غبريس على أهمية هذا المشروع الذي "يفعل ويحفز الدور الشبابي داخل البلدة، لان بلديات الظل ستكون الدافع نحو رقي القرى بعيدا من ذبذبات الروتين الاداري".

الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية تطلق مجلس بلدي ظل

أطلقت "الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية"، ومرسي كور، بالتعاون مع جمعية "نقطة فاصلة"، وبرعاية بلدية كفررمان، مشروع "شراكة الشباب لتطوير الحكم المحلي". يهدف المشروع الى تفعيل دور الشباب في المجتمع المحلي. قال مدير المشاريع في الجمعية اللبنانية لتعزيز الشفافية، الدكتور سعيد عيسى ان" هذا المشروع لتفعيل الطاقة الشبابية لتكون شريكة في العمل البلدي عبر إنتخاب مجلس بلدي ظل" واشار عيسى ان "الهدف تنمية روح العمل البلدي". مدة المشروع عامين، ويضيف عيسى أن"هناك 8 بلديات سينفذ فيها هذا المشروع، وكفررمان واحدة منهم".
سيدرب الشباب في المساءلة المالية، قراءة الموازنة، صياغة وكتابة المشاريع، وستتناول الورش التدريبية مواضيع حول الفساد في الحكم، ويستهدف 60 شاب تتراوح بين 19-27 سنة،على ان يصار الى إختيار 30 شاباً، سيقومون بتأليف لائحتين، كل منها من 15 شابٍ "على ان تجري الإنتخابات على صعيد كل شباب البلدة وفق قاعدة النسبية" على حد قول مدير جمعية نقطة فاصلة الدكتور هاشم بدر الدين، الذي يرى في المشروع"أنه يصب في خانة المسار التنموي الشبابي،الذي يخلص الى إنشاء بلدية ظل،تملك زمام الرقابة المالية على موازنة البلدية، وتنقل الخبرة الى شباب اخرون، فضلا أن أنه في نهاية المشروع، سيصار الى كتابة "كتيب"، حول المشروع والمشاريع والنشاطات، سيوزع على كل بلديات لبنان،لتعميم الفكرة".
بدوره أثنى رئيس بلدية كفررمان كمال غبريس على أهمية هذا المشروع الذي يفعل وبحفز الدور الشبابي داخل البلدة، وهذا المشروع سيكون الخطوة الاولى، التي سترصد كل ما تحتاجه البلدة، لأن بلديات الظل ستكون ربما الدافع نحو رقي القرى بعيدا عن ذبذبات الروتين الإداري، ضف على الأمر سيخلق حالة منافسة جيدة بين شريكي المجتمع وكل تصب في خدمة المواطن والبلدة.