Transparency and Accountability Program

TAP's mission is to increase the capacity of civil society organizations to reduce corruption and better hold government accountable for efficiency in social sector public spending

Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS International)

Website:

http://www.cuts-international.org

Grant Program:

TAP PETS Window

Grantee Location:

India

Location

India

The Consumer Unity and Trust Society was founded in 1983 as a non-governmental organization. The mission statement of CUTS is to enable people, particularly the poor and the marginalized, to achieve their rights to basic needs and sustainable development, through a strong consumer movement.

CUTS Governance Brochure

Information on CUTS' Study

Analytical Report and Presentation

Study Overview and Emerging Results

Documentary: Engaging Communities in Health Services (VIDEO)

Media Coverage of CUTS' Study

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Grant News

Selections for Newest Grant Round

The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) is excited to announce selection of its newest grantees in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. The selected organizations are:
UPDATE - Revised deadline for TAP New Grant Round

TAP is pleased to announce the opening of our latest request for proposals. In the newest phase of our Grants Program, TAP will sponsor up to ten (10) organizations to design and implement a citizen report card (CRC) project and related advocacy that focuses on improving how money is being spent and how services are being delivered in the health, water, and education sectors at the national, sub-national, and/or local level in their countries. Application to the Grants Program is open to any non-government organization from target countries in sub-Saharan African (Bur

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Grantee Research

Tracking Instructional Materials Distribution in Public Primary Schools In Ghana: A Study by CDD

Recognizing that there are large discrepancies in the level of access to textbooks and other instructional materials in Ghana, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development will be carrying out a PETS to track the dispursement of instructional materials from the National Government down to public primary schools, identify any leakages and their impacts, and develop recommendations to make the system more efficient.
Tracking Rwanda's Nine Year Basic Education Program

Following the introduction in 2009 of the Nine Year Basic Education Program (9YBE), which offers nine years of education to all Rwandan children free of charge, the Government of Rwanda has recently made available a capitation grant to the country’s schools for their operations. To ensure the transparent and accountable management of the capitation grant, independent monitoring is essential.

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Community Based Monitoring Project (CBMP)

The Community Based Monitoring Project is a project with the aim of providing a platform through which communities at grassroots levels can participate in service delivery assessment and in contributing towards the national budget process.

Transparency and Accountability Program

Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS International)

Location

Selections for Newest Grant Round

UPDATE - Revised deadline for TAP New Grant Round

Tracking Instructional Materials Distribution in Public Primary Schools In Ghana: A Study by CDD

Tracking Rwanda's Nine Year Basic Education Program

Community Based Monitoring Project (CBMP)

Transparency and Accountability Program