Approximately once a year, we at TAP have the exciting opportunity to take part what we call "the peer learning process." Civil society organizations that have been working for many months at critical issues like teacher absenteeism and the availability of pharmaceuticals at health clinics come together to share their work, provide feedback to each other, and talk about the "So What?"

The "So What" question is one that we all struggle with ...

· Researchers find out that teachers don't come to class on Fridays ... so what?

· A CSO uncovers that money coming from the government to improve the schools is earmarked for a fence - but there is onyl enough money for it to partially surround the school. So what?

· Another organization finds that patients at clinics have to wait hours to be seen because doctors are not coming to the office. So what?

We at TAP love coming together for the peer learning workshops because we start to see the "so what" question get answered. It is a challenging task. But together with CSOs from around the world struggling with similar issues, we get the chance to see those demanding good governance respond to the "so what" with "so this is what we need to do to fix it."

For more information on how you can learn more about the "So What" from CSOs doing this work, visit the Results for Development website for recent news.