Accountability in Action - Step Three

In step three we will look at:

1 What an Accountability Network is and how to establish one.

STEP THREE

Building your Accountability Network

WHAT IS AN ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK?

So far you have identified a range of stakeholders and their potential roles in your accountability ecosystem.

To design your national accountability framework, you will see that there are some stakeholders that you will work with more closely than others. Together with these stakeholders, you can form an Accountability Network.

Your Accountability Network

Accountability ecosystem

WE’LL LEARN HOW TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN

STRENGTHS = What do you / your team / organisation do really well in your accountability work?e.g. experienced in working with decision-makers.

WEAKNESSES = Challenges? What needs to be improved?e.g. limited skills in collecting data

OPPORTUNITIES = What could help you from outside?e.g. existing relationships.

THREATS = Challenges from outside.e.g. poor internet connection makes communication difficult.

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SWOT analysis

ParticipationWhen people are involved in decision-making and the life of their communities (both locally and globally).

KEY TERMS

ACTIVITY

Mapping potential members of your Accountability Network

ACTIVITY

Prioritising members of your Accountability Network

ACTIVITY

Team member’s strengths and weaknesses

ACTIVITY

Assigning roles to members of your team

ACTIVITY

Develop a team charter

RECAP

Identified potential members of your Accountability Network.

In step three we have:

Considered their strengths and the support they might need.

Identified roles and responsibilities for team members.

Established a charter.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.

This publication ‘Accountability in action training’ reflects the views of the author, and the Commission

cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

This project is led by Restless Development and draws together a consortium of youth-led and youth-focused organisations from around the world.

Together they have a wealth of experience in supporting young people to play a leading role in governance and accountability.