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| Some of the leaders of advocacy forums |
The 15 advocacy forums have been formed
by the 120 rural monitors trained by ToroDev in
online advocacy, monitoring service delivery using online social media/ICT
tools like Ushahidi platform for online documentation, visualization and
mapping. The Advocacy Forums also use FM Radio Broadcasting as an ICT tool for “convergence or hub” since it is the
most accessed media channel in the rural areas of the Rwenzori Region.
“During
the physical and Skype meetings and discussions ToroDev M&E team encourages the
leaders of the 15 advocacy forums to embark on advocacy activities-monitoring service
delivery, demanding accountability from local leaders and ensuring the
participation of the marginalized groups such as women and youth. The team also tasks forum members to
implement ratio of 40% as women, 40% youth and 20% adults in our forum
memberships and additional information on social accountability” Said
Amanya Sheila M&E officer ToroDev.
the physical and Skype meetings and discussions ToroDev M&E team encourages the
leaders of the 15 advocacy forums to embark on advocacy activities-monitoring service
delivery, demanding accountability from local leaders and ensuring the
participation of the marginalized groups such as women and youth. The team also tasks forum members to
implement ratio of 40% as women, 40% youth and 20% adults in our forum
memberships and additional information on social accountability” Said
Amanya Sheila M&E officer ToroDev.
Sheila adds that as a team we encourage and support
citizen-citizen engagements/deliberations to assess priority service delivery
and public accountability advocacy at sub-county levels in 7 district of
Rwenzori regions, through the existing 15 Advocacy Forums and also through daily facebook discussion with Forums that
have computers connected with Internet and monthly phone calls the team tries to verify whether the 15
forums are still active in monitoring services and advocating for better
services, whether they conduct monthly accountability meetings, whether they
invite leaders for accountability meetings, whether youths and
women attend their meeting ( and
the number of youth and women), whether they discuss issues related to public accountability etc.
citizen-citizen engagements/deliberations to assess priority service delivery
and public accountability advocacy at sub-county levels in 7 district of
Rwenzori regions, through the existing 15 Advocacy Forums and also through daily facebook discussion with Forums that
have computers connected with Internet and monthly phone calls the team tries to verify whether the 15
forums are still active in monitoring services and advocating for better
services, whether they conduct monthly accountability meetings, whether they
invite leaders for accountability meetings, whether youths and
women attend their meeting ( and
the number of youth and women), whether they discuss issues related to public accountability etc.
“We are always checked through phone- calls at-least twice a
month by the team from ToroDev encouraging the leaders of the forums to continue using
both physical meetings and ICT tools to advocate for improved service delivery and
share the issues with the team both online and write a report which is submitted at ToroDev Offices every month,
this has kept us active in doing our work”. Said Muhindo Ezra,the leader of Katebwa
Advocacy Forum, Kabarole District.
month by the team from ToroDev encouraging the leaders of the forums to continue using
both physical meetings and ICT tools to advocate for improved service delivery and
share the issues with the team both online and write a report which is submitted at ToroDev Offices every month,
this has kept us active in doing our work”. Said Muhindo Ezra,the leader of Katebwa
Advocacy Forum, Kabarole District.
“As members of the
advocacy forums
we are always encouraged by ToroDev through phone calls, Skype, Face book discussions
and physical meeting to keep using online/virtual platform for documentation
and advocacy on people’s demands for improved service delivery in the seven districts
of the Rwenzori region and participate on the Radio talk shows”. Said Rwaheru
Gilbert the leader of Kichwamba people’and development Forum Kabarole District.
As way of motivating, encouraging, strengthening and
empowering the Advocacy forums and rural monitors, ToroDev’ M&E team attends the monthly meetings organized by the
advocacy forums at the sub-county level,
also twice in a month the leaders of the forums are given a call t to check on the
progress of their work, holds Skype meetings with leaders who were given
Laptops, this is done to assess the
strengths, performance and weakness of the rural advocacy forums and rural
monitors.
empowering the Advocacy forums and rural monitors, ToroDev’ M&E team attends the monthly meetings organized by the
advocacy forums at the sub-county level,
also twice in a month the leaders of the forums are given a call t to check on the
progress of their work, holds Skype meetings with leaders who were given
Laptops, this is done to assess the
strengths, performance and weakness of the rural advocacy forums and rural
monitors.
