What are the citizens saying about the issues raised? (SAIPs explain the situation.) How is the kebele/woreda/town responding? What is the contribution of communities? How is transparency about financial contribution to the people organised? What could the regional bureau do to further improve the situation? How might this information be used for the next years’ regional plan/budget Graph: Rural roads issues % solved compared across regions Table: Rural roads issues % solved in all ESAP woredas # woredas # woredas % Rural roads issues raised solved solved transparency about the use of 11 8 73 community contribution road maintenance 24 13 54 qualified woreda engineers 14 7 50 participatory process, community involved in road planning, construction 15 7 47 monitoring, and agreements on maintenance new road construction without delay 19 7 37 advise for community road 14 5 36 construction bridges 23 8 35 committee functioning 18 6 33 transparency about budget and 17 4 24 construction standards road build to standard 22 5 23 affordable public transport 22 5 23 private sector constructors cooperate 15 3 20 with community and committee Study this table and the graph on the previous page, discuss: Why can some issues in the rural roads sector easily be solved while others are more difficult? SAIPs give practical examples from their experience. What are the implications of this situation in terms of equity, transparency and accountability in the region? How to best explain to the people?
What are the citizens saying about the issues raised? (SAIPs explain the situation.) How is the kebele/woreda/town responding? What is the contribution of communities? How is transparency about financial contribution to the people organised? What could the regional bureau do to further improve the situation? How might this information be used for the next years’ regional plan/budget Graph: Rural roads issues % solved compared across regions Table: Rural roads issues % solved in all ESAP woredas Rural roads issues # woredas raised # woredas solved % solved transparency about the use of community contribution 11 8 73 road maintenance 24 13 54 qualified woreda engineers 14 7 50 participatory process, community involved in road planning, construction monitoring, and agreements on maintenance 15 7 47 new road construction without delay 19 7 37 advise for community road construction 14 5 36 bridges 23 8 35 committee functioning 18 6 33 transparency about budget and construction standards 17 4 24 road build to standard 22 5 23 affordable public transport 22 5 23 private sector constructors cooperate with community and committee 15 3 20 Study this table and the graph on the previous page, discuss: Why can some issues in the rural roads sector easily be solved while others are more difficult? SAIPs give practical examples from their experience. What are the implications of this situation in terms of equity, transparency and accountability in the region? How to best explain to the people?
Beneshangul-Gumuz-final.docx