Notes from the field: School Management Committees – Somebody Else's Problem Field

“The Somebody Else’s Problem field is much simpler, more effective (in making something properly invisible) … This is because it relies on people's natural predisposition not to see anything.....

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Increasing internet surveillance: online transparency concerns in India

Early this February, internet giants including Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and Twitter made a breakthrough in online transparency laws, pushing the boundaries on how much information they can publish abo.....

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Closing Feedback Loops and Enhancing Accountability

Interactive Voice Response System: Closing Feedback Loops and Enhancing Accountability in the Mid- Day Meal Scheme The field notes series seeks to document the implementation of accountability mech.....

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Notes from the field: School Management Committees – Somebody Else's Problem Field

“The Somebody Else’s Problem field is much simpler, more effective (in making something properly invisible) … This is because it relies on people's natural predisposition not to see anything the.....

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Notes from the field: The trouble with transport

Monitoring PAISA surveys is particularly interesting in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district due to the challenges posed to get to schools. Some schools are located close to village centers and on con.....

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How many officials does it take to procure a government document?

The first step when conducting a Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) at Accountability Initiative is to procure a permission letter from the relevant department of that State to be able to carry.....

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Increasing transparency in aid delivery

As part of the PAISA project that tracks expenditure in elementary education in India, we collect information from state and district offices, over and above our school-level surveys. While we do face.....

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A note from India’s book: on Pakistan’s Right to Education

Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill1earlier this November. Like i.....

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The invisible fourth pillar

It is a good time as any to talk about free press in India. For the last ten days, protests have erupted around the world over an anti-Islam film.  The Jammu and Kashmir government responded by .....

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Closing the MDM feedback loop: in response to 'Food for Thought'

I am following up from Ambrish’s blog that suggests involving parents in monitoring the Mid Day Meals (MDM) Schem.....

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Increasing Child Participation in Monitoring and Evaluating Mid-Day Meals

This year in May, a nine-year old in Scotland started blogging[1] about the quality of mea.....

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