Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) led GTF programme

GTF Number 163

Promoting Accountable, Transparent and Responsive Governance in the DRC through an Empowered Civil Society

Key Facts

• Start date: 1 October 2008
• End date: 30 September 2011
• Amount of DFID funding £4,886,270

This programme is based on the premise that no sustainable achievement is possible without an active CSO involvement. It aims to empower CSOs to move to the forefront of governance and anti-corruption efforts at national and sub-national levels in the DRC, in partnership with other stakeholders, particularly MPs and political parties. To be effective in lobbying for and promoting accountable governance, CSOs themselves need to be well capacitated, professional, accountable and transparent in their conduct and in their fight against corruption.
The programme is being implemented with more than 50 CSOs and networks in selected provinces. The main activities are to:

• Strengthen the institutional capacity of CSOs
• Put in place networking mechanisms for CSOs to deal effectively with various governance issues
• Create space for continuous interaction between CSOs and Governance institutions
• Develop a comprehensive strategy for CSOs to fight against corruption 
• Enhance the capacity of CSO to contribute to transparent, free and fair elections.