Rights and Equity: Active citizenship and Accountable Local Government

Active Citizens and Accountable Local Government is an initiative to facilitate greater active civic engagement among the rural poor and strengthen the local government towards more accountable and effective governance.

The project is centred on three key strategic elements, with a focus on gender equity:

• Tackling both the demand and supply side of effective, accountable local governance
• Developing information sharing practices to make local governance more transparent and accessible
• Targeting local bureaucratic and political culture to make it more responsive towards the poor

Initiated in November 2009, the Active Citizens and Accountable Local Government project is being implemented in the districts of Bogra and Jessore.

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