International Budget Partnership

Imagine a future where rural communities have access to clinics with reliable supplies of medicine, nurses, and doctors. ???? Where everyday people can influence decisions at all levels on how to raise revenues and provide services. ???? Follow Fatima’s story to see our new strategy in action. ??? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evNrKwV7

[This week in Nigeria] Our tax coalition partners came together for a crucial 2025 planning session. With teams from four project states and the federal level, we're building momentum for tax justice across the country. Our global and regional leadership joined Nigerian partners to share insights and align local initiatives with broader advocacy goals. Special thanks to the West African Tax Administration Forum for bringing regional expertise to the table! Our partners emerged with concrete 2025 workplans, stronger collaborative networks, and clear pathways to link their local tax equity work to regional and global advocacy efforts. Exciting to see our Nigerian partners leading the charge for tax equity. Their work shows how local action drives national reform and contributes to global progress. #TaxJustice #Nigeria #openbudgets

"In our #MENA engagement, we seek to strengthen the capacities of CSOs across the region, empowering them to use the budget as advocacy tools and democratize it to promote equitable resource allocation and foster citizen engagement at national, local and sectorial levels". Emad Emam, Senior Program Officer, MENA More here: https://lnkd.in/etKQxCq4 #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA

Across the MENA region, budget transparency remains a challenge. While some countries have some stability in their public financial transparency, there’s still room for improvement. Our Open Budget Survey 2023 shows over half of key budget documents are not publicly available while 30% of these documents are either restricted to internal use or published too late to be useful. Read our brief to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGadvpMB #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA

“Public finance must become a tool to combat discrimination and violence, driving real equality in Morocco. This requires identifying gender gaps in data collection and integrating gender-sensitive information into systems that track access to education, healthcare, employment, and other public services. Only by addressing these disparities can we ensure that no woman or girl is left behind." - Khadija Errebah, Program Director, The Association Démocratique Des Femmes Du Maroc

"The main obstacles to advancing budget transparency and public participation include weak societal awareness of its importance for good governance, limited public understanding of participation tools, and the absence of a binding legal framework to ensure civil society involvement." - Ali Fayyad, Executive Director, Partners Jordan

"The #EuropeanUnion remains strongly committed, in collaboration with Governments and CSOs from the MENA region, to increase budget transparency, as it is a critical factor in promoting good governance and fight against corruption." Pablo CENDOYA REVENGA, Investment, Trade and Economic Governance - European Commission Directorate General for the Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)

"Budget data are key not just to reflect numbers of expenditure but also to show the efficiency and effectiveness of spending. This should be reflected in the quality of public services. For example, performance audit reports are essential to observe the effectiveness and efficiency of spending." Roland Lomme, Senior Governance Specialist, World Bank Jordan #openbudgets #transparencyinMENA

Yesterday, we hosted a webinar on strengthening budget transparency and accountability in the Middle East and North Africa. Panelists discussed practical ways for governments to implement and formalize open budgeting, particularly given the region's challenges with political instability and limited democratic progress. Watch the recording: https://lnkd.in/eHdBiw4d #openbudgets #MENA

This #WorldToiletDay Asivikelane calls for an end to the sanitation crisis. There is an urgent need for dignified and safe and accessible toilets in South Africa's informal settlements. Access to sanitation is a basic human right. Asivikelane is calling on municipalities to budget and plan for the provision of dignified toilets in informal settlements. Evidence collected since the launch of the Asivikelane campaign in 2020 shows that residents in informal settlements are forced to use unsafe, broken, and unhygienic toilets — or often have no toilets at all. Communal toilets are typically far from residents’ homes and are not safe to use at night. Women, children and the elderly are most at risk. See photos below of the types of toilets that informal settlement residents are still forced to use. European Commission European Union International Budget Partnership Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini United Nations #Asivikelane #ToiletsAPlaceofPeace #WorldToiletDay #AsivikelaneWorldToiletDay