Besinati Phiri Mpepo

Technical Director of @WorldVision's #SocialAccountability work. Passionate about helping citizens hold governments to account. Proud Zambian in the UK.

[OECD Governance @OECDgov]

📢 Building Trust to Reinforce Democracy

#OECDTrustSurvey finds that, while citizens feel governments are delivering on crucial public services, more needs to be done on #representation, #participation & responsiveness to improve #trust.

See report 👉 https://t.co/d4T3mXEnWV

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

Short 🧵about the Accountability Research Center's unique take on health rights & accountability⬇️ 1/

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

Check out this fantastic read on #socialaccountabilty #scale #sustainability that was referred to by @guerzovich during the #GPSAForum2022 - Resonance pathways @GPSA_org

[Florencia Guerzovich @guerzovich.bsky.social @guerzovich]

Read more on resonance pathways or how scale & sustainability often (not always) happen (& are strategized) in practice

https://t.co/slMxpIRMVR
https://t.co/gk4Jr4Yk1L

@traffyaston @Besinati @CEDILProgramme @Brianlevy387 @ChiesSchommer @RebeccaLHaines

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

Great perspectives from @holtarose of @WorldVisionUSA at #GPSAForum2022 during a super session on scaling and sustaining #socialaccountability led by @guerzovich @GPSA_org

[Global Partnership for Social Accountability @GPSA_org]

"Post-program evaluations will give you insights that you could not get otherwise."

@holtarose placed great emphasis on monitoring and evaluation in regard to scaling social accountability to create lasting change.

@WorldVisionUSA #GPSAForum2022 #GPSAatTen

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

Totally agree with @JeffThindwa ...'We need to make #socialaccountability everyone's business..' #GPSAForum2022

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

Great listening to Genedis Vincente of #WorldVision #Domicanrepublic share how they worked to bring learning closer to children during #COVID19 #GPSAForum2022 #socialaccountability

[Jeff Thindwa @JeffThindwa]

Agree. That theme featured prominently at the @GPSA_org 7th Global Partners Forum in May @WBG_Inclusion @wbg_gov @Cordaid @CAREgov @WorldVision @sue_cant

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

What does #accountability mean to you?

Today ARC is officially launching a series of #AccountabilityKeyword posts from 27 practitioners and applied researchers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

https://t.co/3AR11tiQur

[Florencia Guerzovich @guerzovich.bsky.social @guerzovich]

Now LIVE: synthesis, recording, materials, of

"How to make mid-level theory more useful for social accountability that contributes to building back better?"

Perhaps the title was not sexy title, but the engagement was. Why? Check it out

https://t.co/DxHB3ccI8e

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

@traffyaston @sue_cant @guerzovich True @traffyaston. Constructive dialogue and collective action underpins @WorldVision approach to social accountability - https://t.co/tPwEQOGliK. Dialogue & changing power rels reflected in @WahanaVisi_ID social acc 4 MNCH eval of @GPSA_org funded proj https://t.co/u0cNl4YnvA

[Florencia Guerzovich @guerzovich.bsky.social @guerzovich]

The dialogue process between people & the government, facilitated by @WahanaVisi_ID, had to be adapted to COVID-19
The essence of collaborative #socialaccountability #CVA turn dialogue to action remained, including learning by doing
👇 lessons from Junito @GPSA_org

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

Couldn't agree more with @WorldBank's Muhammed Pate! This is certainly @WorldVision's experience with #socialaccountability. Read more on my latest #WorldVisionView article https://t.co/cZ1DwSPPHx #GPSAForum2021 @JeffThindwa @guerzovich @WBG_Health

[World Bank Health @WBG_Health]

What is the role of #socialaccountability in the roll-out of #COVID19 vaccination campaigns?
Global Director @muhammadpate shared some thoughts yesterday at the #GPSAForum2021
@GPSA_org

[Florencia Guerzovich @guerzovich.bsky.social @guerzovich]

#GPSAForum21 @bimpeh @SEND_GHANA' s how-to #socialaccountability can support 💉efforts at country & local level:

1. Partner health promotion for public sensitisation against 💉hesitancy

2. participatory real-time monitoring of 💉service delivery at facility level cont

[Jeff Thindwa @JeffThindwa]

What does a ‘whole of society’ COVID-19 response really look like? #socialaccountability. Register now 7th #GPSAForum2021 at https://t.co/g3rSi5rlBC. @communityleddev @jcoonrod @holtarose @NapoleaoSC @FiscalTrans @AlbertIBP @OpenBudgets @OpenSociety @WorldVision @Csat_Malawi

[Besinati Phiri Mpepo @Besinati]

More encouraging results from #socialaccountability @WorldVision @sue_cant @guerzovich @JeffThindwa

[Polly Thatch @pollythatch]

Use of @WorldVisionUSA's Citizen Voice and Action model resulted in significantly better health outcomes in #Cambodia. Read the @OUPAcademic journal article for the details: https://t.co/ACjQcVrEC0

[Jeff Thindwa @JeffThindwa]

Duncan Green @fp2p said in emergency there is a risk attached to speed and remote working; of squeezing out established feedback loops and systems. Keep feedback systems open; if broken, fix them @WBG_SocialDev @wbg_gov @GPSA_org @guerzovich @A4EA_Research @AcctResearchCtr

[Jeff Thindwa @JeffThindwa]

Today #OpenResponse #OpenRecovery "The worse off now will be the worst off because of COVID-19, and #SocialAccountability alongside other interventions can help to reach those targeted" @Besinati @opengovpart @WBG_SocialDev @sue_cant @guerzovich @GPSA_org @aeyakuze

[Open Government Partnership @opengovpart]

“It is not business as usual.” - @Besinati

- Social accountability can support our #COVID19 responses & work to restore health systems, but it needs to be contextualized & adapted.
- We must strengthen feedback loops & put communities at the 💛 of restoration efforts.

[Florencia Guerzovich @guerzovich.bsky.social @guerzovich]

#Covid19 calls 4 producing healthcare together in the frontline

@opengovpart opportunity to engage those closer to communities around 🌍🌏 #breaktheroles

@OpenHeroines @cornejocaro @RobinHodess @solgattoni @AllisonMerchant @SPradhanOGP @josephpowell @TonuBasu @alanhudson1

[Global Partnership for Social Accountability @GPSA_org]

#SocialAccountability's new chapter needs new theories & approaches for evaluating practice as it evolves. @GPSA_org we are excited about advancing this conversation with the @CEDILProgramme evaluation community & our partners @WorldVisionUK @traffyaston in Oxford today!