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eard” in Kiswahili, is a civil
ociety organization (CSO)
ocused on health advocacy
Tanzania. FoundedSikika
in 1999,
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udget issues
since 2005. The
Sikika, which means “be heard” in Kiswahili,
rganization’s
overall vision is
is a civil society organization (CSO) focused
Tanzania
where
healthy and
on health advocacy in Tanzania. Founded in
esponsible
citizens enjoy
1999, Sikika has been working on budget
quitable,
affordable,
and
issues since 2005. The organization’s
uality health
services
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overall vision is a Tanzania where healthy
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health service
and quality health services as
sers, affordable,
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their basic right. At the local level, Sikika
uthorities,
and
policymakers
works with health service users, providers,
four districts.
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district authorities, and policymakers
ork, Sikika
engages citizens
in four districts. As part of this work,
demanding
transparency
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nd accountability
in health
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service provision through participatory
articipatory
monitoring of
monitoring of district health sector
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sector
planning
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nd performance.
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ational level,
level,
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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the
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in the
Minister’s Office and Parliament.
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The Article 2 Project
This booklet is part of the Article 2 & Governments’ Budgets handbook. The
handbook has been developed by the Article 2 Project, a working group housed
first at the Partnership Initiative of the International Budget Partnership (IBP),
and then at the Global Movement for Budget Transparency, Accountability and
Participation. The project aims to enhance understanding of the implications of
article 2 of the ICESCR for how governments should develop their budgets, raise
revenue and undertake expenditures. The project encourages the use by civil
society and governments of the legal provisions of article 2 to monitor and analyze
governments’ budgets. Download the complete handbook at:
www.internationalbudget.org/publications/ESCRArticle2.
The case study in this booklet is derived from Sikika’s publication, Unnecessary
expenditures: A brief on the government’s initiative to refocus expenditures,
vol. I (2010), vol. II (2011) and vol. III (2012) and Peter Bofin, “Freeing Funds to
Meet Priorities and Needs: Sikika’s Campaign to Curb Unnecessary Expenditure in
Tanzania”, Albert van Zyl (Coord.), From Analysis to Impact, Partnership Initiative
Case Study Series, IBP, 2012.
Authors: Ann Blyberg and Helena Hofbauer
February 2014