Social Audits as a Budget Monitoring Tool
- Oct 2012
- International Budget Partnership (IBP)
- International
In April 2011 the Partnership Initiative (PI) sponsored a horizontal learning exchange for partners from India, Kenya, Mozambique, Cambodia and Indonesia on social audits implemented by the government of Andhra Pradesh, India. By observing and participating in a social audit in Andhra Pradesh, International Budget Partnership (IBP) partners learned how government and civil society organizations (CSOs) can utilize this monitoring and evaluation tool to ensure transparency and accountability in the expenditure of public funds. This document lays out the main elements of social audits in India and consolidates lessons from the exchange.
