Transparency & Accountability Initiative spoke with Avani Kapur (Director of AI) and Avantika Shrivastava (Assistant Director Communications at AI) to explain how AI is driving evidence-based research on state capabilities and public service delivery and insights along the way.
Tag: Accountability Initiative Impact
Lessons from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Budget Advocacy Experiences in South Asia
This case study covers the use of the PAISA (Planning, Allocations and Expenditures, Institutions Studies in Accountability) approach on the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), India’s national sanitation programme. The Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research has been using the PAISA approach since 2015 to track fund flows in the SBM.
A Novel Attempt to Break the Language Barrier in Research
What are some of the challenges in delivering language of research to the language of people, especially when knowledge is produced in a language different from that of the people? This piece will explore the question through Accountability Initiative’s (AI) attempt to take Social Accountability theory, produced in English to change-makers and development professionals in the Indian grassroots, through its vernacular course.
Innovating on Public Communications during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A strategic decision on investing in a vision (what I call an ‘Idea of Scale’), has offered clarity that has elevated our public communications.
Supporting Field Workers to Combat COVID-19
Field workers are playing a critical role in helping communities access government schemes and services, and we need to invest more in this cadre.