Democracy watchdogs: youth-driven participatory monitoring and accountability in the Post-2015 development agenda
This background paper Democracy watchdogs: youth-driven participatory monitoring and accountability in the Post-2015 development agenda compliments ActionAid’s internal position on youth and the Post-2015 development agenda. It provides case studies that showcase the approaches and roles young men and women can take in implementing and reporting on the targets and indicators of the Post-2015 development goals. The following three areas will guide ActionAid and partners in terms of appropriate ways to collaborate with youth in participatory monitoring and social accountability processes. These are:
- local planning and budget allocation and usage;
- disaggregated data collection and reporting;
- social audit monitoring tools (i.e. community/school score cards, citizens’ oversight mechanisms, etc.).