This report “Fostering Democratic Ownership – Towards Greater Impact on Poverty” has been commissioned by Alliance2015, a grouping of six European NGOs committed to working toward more effective aid and full achievement of the MDGs by 2015, as a contribution to preparatory discussions in advance of the third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness to be held in Accra in September 2008.The report is building on country studies in Mozambique, Ghana, Nicaragua and Bolivia.
It focuses on the extent to which the Paris Declaration – the subject of that High Level Forum – promotes “democratic ownership” in specific country contexts. Its point of departure is the absolute necessity for such ownership, which enables participation of civil society and parliaments in defining, implementing and monitoring development policies and strategies at local and national levels. The importance of linking aid effectiveness to actual impact on intended beneficiaries is a second point of departure reflected in the title itself.
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