Governance and accountability is the basis for the success of any transformative development of any society. That is why MAA holds that addressing governance issues is pertinent to the success of global SDGs. MAA governance program cuts across all global SDGs, with particular emphasis on our five focal SDGs of ending poverty; ending hunger; water and sanitation; climate action; and enhancing partnership. With partners, we want to ensure that governance systems and structures allow people to hold their leaders accountable to them, while at the same time empowering their voices and vigilance (particularly voices of marginalized segments such as pastoralist communities and their traditional institutions living in poverty and exclusion, women, elderly and youth).
Why we choose to promote governance and empowered voices?
Goal: To increase accountability of government and inclusiveness of marginalized communities.
Rationale: Governance issues continue to underpin evolving relations between people and the state. The voices of the historically marginalized groups such as indigenous people and their traditional institutions, women and youth in governance are still marginalized and ‘unheard’. The impact of this skewed relationship may further entrench existing disparities around livelihood options, access to entitlements, goods and services.
Objective: To build a cadre of responsible, accountable and responsive leaders, empower governance systems and develop an informed community which is assured of equal and inclusive access to their entitlements, public goods and services
