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CADRE GFP – Strengthening Collaboration, Action, and Dialogue with Supreme Audit Institutions and Civil Society Organisations

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Objective

Our goal is to strengthen collaboration between civil society organisations (CSOs) and supreme audit institutions (SAIs) to improve the oversight of public financial management (PFM) at the country level.

Duration

March 2024-March 2026

Components

Component 1- Strengthen the capacity of CSOs and SAIs to understand the pillars of PFM

Component 2- Conduct joint communications and advocacy actions between SAIs and CSOs

Approach

Working alongside our partners, IDI is sparking action at the country level.

By focusing on dialogue and building connection through partnerships, we’re convening conversations with key stakeholders that are making an impact.

Through the 16 workshops, we have reached out to:

159

Organisations

355

Individuals

What is the CADRE Project?

The CADRE Project, or Collaboration, Action, and Dialogue to Strengthen the Engagement of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), aims to enhance public financial management (PFM) in Malawi and Zambia.

Launched in early 2024, this initiative is spearheaded by the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) in partnership with the National Audit Office of Malawi, the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC), the Office of the Auditor General in Zambia, and Transparency International- Zambia.

Generously supported by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, this two-year, dual country project focuses on fostering collaboration between SAIs and CSOs to improve governance, transparency, and accountability in public financial processes. Activities to -date include knowledge-sharing workshops and stakeholder meetings, which have our partners identify challenges, share best practices, and develop actionable work plans with key actors at the country level. Recent events have emphasised the importance of dialogue and partnership in strengthening PFM, with input from key stakeholders.

By building connections and enhancing engagement, the CADRE Project seeks to create a sustainable impact on public financial management in both countries, ultimately contributing to better governance and accountability. Over the next two years, the project aims to strengthen participants’ knowledge of PFM topics and build their capacities in communications and advocacy work on the ground.

Over the next two years, the CADRE Project will focus on implementing the roadmaps developed in Malawi and Zambia for CSO advocacy, ensuring that civil society organisations are equipped to champion the independence and effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions.

Key upcoming activities include the facilitation of a Lessons Learned Joint Workshop with SAIs and CSOs, where guidelines will be developed for CSO engagement in the audit process. This will be a critical step towards formalising collaboration between SAIs and CSOs throughout the budget cycle to enhance accountability.

Additional workshops will be organised with CSOs and accountability stakeholders to discuss country-specific PFM issues, fostering dialogue that addresses governance challenges from a multi-stakeholder perspective. CADRE will also expand its capacity development programming to target advocacy and communications by offering tailored training to stakeholders and partners at the country level.

These initiatives aim to strengthen the influence of accountability actors on national PFM reforms and promote greater transparency and accountability in the management of public resources. By deepening partnerships and enhancing the skills of local actors, the CADRE Project seeks to drive sustainable change in governance frameworks across participating countries and beyond.

Testimonials

“The OAG report was largely unknown to Zambians. The media has a responsibility to simplify and disseminate this information. We can also collaborate through CADRE GFP on information dissemination using existing media platforms and producing radio programming centered on governance and accountability”

Martha Zulu

BBC Media Action

“CADRE GFP will strengthen the work TI-Z is doing and provide opportunities to engage OAG on key service delivery issues, such as forest financing. In fact, we can work closely with OAGZ to improve accountability in specific areas such as forest financing and CDF (Constituency Development Fund).”

Ruben Zulu

TI-Z Eastern Province

“OAGZ and CSOs should have more engagements to ensure a constant flow of information. There is a gap in districts where the OAGZ is not well known. Translation of audit reports into local languages is required. The toll-free line should be more widely known to enhance citizen engagement. let’s use CADRE GFP to achieve that”

Rachael Chisamba

Office of the Auditor General Zambia (OAGZ)

“NGOCC wants to see women and girls in rural communities actively participating in audits to enhance accountability. In particular, we would like to disseminate audit information to women and girls in local communities. Including by simplifying audit findings to make them accessible to women and girls. We hope to achieve that through CADRE GFP”

Mebbie Chikwete

Non-governmental Gender Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC)

“Being in a collaboration between the National Audit Office and the CSOs will help us a long way in terms of accountability of public resources because we have been doing this work, and not much has been reached. We and the CSOs are going to collaborate as a team to ensure there’s impact moving forward on this project.”

Thomas Makiwa

Auditor General National Audit Office Malawi

“This collaboration will address the challenges as far as audit is concerned in terms of the ability to analyse what is coming out from the audits, the ability to understand how the information can be used, but also the citizen engagement as far as audits are concerned.”

Driana Lwanda

Chief Executive Officer African Institute of Corporate Citizenship