Civil Society Organisations and Media Dashboard
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
Increasing access to free core textbooks is a key provision of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) program. Measuring citizens’ awareness of their entitlements, and potentially helps citizens to know the standard of services they should expect and claim their rights to education.
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
The Free Health Care Initiative and the Basic Package of Essential Health Services outlines citizens’ entitlement to free treatment and medication for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five years of age. Measuring citizens’ awareness of their entitlements, and potentially helps citizens know the standard of services they should expect and claim their rights to healthcare.
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
Feed Salone program aims to improve agricultural service delivery as part of the big five priorities of the new administration. Measuring farmers’ knowledge and information gaps on agricultural support services will help service users to know their entitlements and to demand accountability from frontline extension workers, policy makers and elected officials. Only farmers were asked this question.
Measured on a likert scale, “Very easy” and “Somewhat easy” answers combined
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
Public services have historically failed many Sierra Leonean communities. We measure ease of access to services to generate citizens feedback on the actual performance of services. Data from this indicator can be used to increase accountability in service delivery and address grievances in the delivery of health, education, and agricultural service
Measured on a likert scale, “Somewhat unlikely” and “Very unlikely” answers combined
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
When citizens trust that their tax payments and other sources of revenue are managed responsibly, they are more likely to comply with tax laws and regulations. We measure citizens’ trust in revenue as one indicator of financial transparency at the local level. The baseline shows a very low level of trust in the Local Councils’ revenue management.
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
Citizen awareness of their local council's budget is essential for promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in local governance. Awareness of local council spending is a key measure of the quality of citizens’ involvement in resource management.
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
Citizen awareness of their local council's development projects is essential for promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in local governance. Awareness of development projects empowers citizens to advocate for their interests, and contributes to the development and well-being of their communities.
Measured on a likert scale, “Somewhat unlikely” and “Very unlikely” answers combined
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
At the heart of local democratic processes in Sierra Leone lies the creation of budgets and plans for local and city councils and the central government. Citizens should have access to documents, such as development plans, contracts and budgets, that have a crucial impact on their lives. We measure citizens’ access to plans and budget to monitor their involvement in the allocation of resources ensuring that plans align with the needs and aspirations of communities.
Measured on a likert scale, “Somewhat unlikely” and “Very unlikely” answers combined
Source: BASE/IGR primary data
At the heart of local democratic processes in Sierra Leone lies the creation of budgets and plans for local and city councils and the central government. Citizens should have access to documents, such as development plans, contracts and budgets, that have a crucial impact on their lives. We measure citizens’ access to plans and budget to monitor their involvement in the allocation of resources ensuring that plans align with the needs and aspirations of communities.