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Participatory monitoring of implementation

How can local knowledge and data help you to improve implementation and policy impact?
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Purpose

Empower local communities to continuously monitor and provide feedback on wellbeing policies

In order to maintain transparency, promote trust, and support effective implementation of your wellbeing economy policies, local communities must be empowered to monitor implementation to check whether planned outcomes are being achieved. To enable this, you will want to develop methods for people, particularly those whose voices are not normally heard, to provide you with feedback throughout the implementation period. The major goal is to conduct implementation in ways that are strategic and goal oriented, while also allowing space for adaptation or recourse if unexpected challenges arise.

Resources

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Mutual accountability mechanisms

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Community score cards

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Participatory evaluations

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Participatory indicators

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Examples

Canoas, Brazil—System of Popular and Citizen Participation

The administration of the municipality introduced the System of Popular and Citizen Participation which includes a set of initiatives for decentralisation and increased participation. It includes 13 tools in 5 categories: Collective Tools Action Lawsuits, Individual applications tools, a Collaborative tool, Strategic Development Tools, and Coordination tools.

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Uganda—Baraza

Uganda's Baraza are community-based advocacy fora which create a platform for leaders to provide citizens with information on evaluation of public initiatives. This paves the way for citizen participation in monitoring the use of public funds.

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Wales—Wellbeing of future generations

The Welsh government launched its Wellbeing for Future Generations act in 2015. Under this act, which is embedded in the constitution, public bodies are required to consider the long-term impacts of their policy decisions.

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Tips

  • Include mechanisms for continuous community engagement and feedback on policy implementation and impacts in implementation plans.
  • Provide tools and methods for continuous data gathering at every level (e.g., wellbeing priorities, policy intervention areas, and implementation baselines, etc.).
  • Gather people-centred stories throughout the implementation period, about how policies are impacting lives and the environment.
  • Support knowledge sharing amongst implementing agencies regarding best practice and challenges.
  • Develop contingency plans and support networks for if implementation is failing or having adverse effects.
  • Encourage community accountability mechanisms for effective implementation and monitoring.
  • Reflect on a regular basis with the communities on their wellbeing priorities and be willing to adjust them in a timely manner.
  • Use wellbeing ‘barometers’ in public spaces so that the ideas and voices of people and communities are being heard on a continuous basis.