Who We Are

Our Mission & Strategy

What We Do

Our Approach to Social Accountability

Meet The Team

The GPSA Secretariat is a multidisciplinary team that works to implement the GPSA's mission on a daily basis.

Steering Committee

Chaired by the World Bank and composed of a broad and balanced representation of CSOs, donors and governments

Donors

The GPSA Multi-donor Trust Fund has received contributions from multiple donors

Contact Us

E-mail: gpsa@worldbank.org |
Phone: +1 202 458 5721

Grant-Making Process

Our process for selecting which projects and initiatives will be funded

Projects

The GPSA supports projects around the World

Where We Operate

Grants to CSOs are available in the countries that have opted-in to the GPSA

Global Call for Proposals

First Call | 2nd Call | 3rd Call

Country Call for Proposals

Dominican Republic 

4th Call for Proposals

GPSA's Fourth Call for Proposals: ongoing!

Current Partners

The GPSA Partnership includes more than 300 organizations 

Global Partners Forum

2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018

Peace-Building Partnership

A 12-month pilot implemented in an initial group of four countries: Nepal, Tajikistan, Niger and Guinea

Water Partnership

WPP–GPSA cross-collaboration

Global Partners Forum 2019

Knowledge & Learning

Knowledge & Learning is at the core of the GPSA. 

Resources

We tackle relevant topics within social accountability through our resources and events. 

Events

Upcoming Events | Past Events 

News

Keep up-to-date with the GPSA. 

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June 25, 2018
Social accountability for better education in Malawi: A story of courage, tenacity, collaboration
Imagine you have to teach a lesson, but wait, there is no classroom, you are teaching outside,...
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September 24, 2018
Who are ‘the people’? – Making citizen participation models work for poor and marginalised groups
What happens after marginalised groups and the reasons for their exclusion are identified? How do...
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November 12, 2018
Ghana: Brighter Days, Better Health Services for the Asikiri
The Asikiri Community-based Health Planning Services compound in the Upper East Region of Ghana has...
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May 26, 2020
World Development Report 2021 Concept Note: Consultations with CSOs
Join the consultations with civil society on the concept note of the World Development Report 2021...
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October 13, 2020
The Central African Republic Opts into the GPSA
The Central African Republic is the twentieth country from Sub-Saharan Africa region to opt into...
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June 02, 2018
Social Accountability Stakeholder Forum Held in Accra, Ghana
A two-day social accountability stakeholder forum held on February 27 and 28 in Accra, Ghana
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February 27, 2018
Accountability in Education: The Role of Citizens in Accelerating Learning
Share your thoughts with us in the upcoming Roundtable on March 6, organized by the GPSA together...
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November 13, 2017
Is Technology Transforming Social Accountability?
By Aga Khan Foundation At the recent Global Partners Forum 2017 in Washington, DC, civil society...
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November 30, 2017
Citizen Engagement: Scaling up Social Accountability for Inclusive Water Services
Reflections from the Field
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April 20, 2017
Social Accountability Advocacy in Bangladesh: New Comms, and Old…
By Thomas R Lansner, Project Director, Social Accountability Media Initiative (SAMI), Aga Khan...
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July 11, 2017
Nepal Opts-in to the GPSA
The Government of Nepal recently opted-in to the GPSA, making civil society organizations (CSOs) in...
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October 04, 2017
Scaling Up Social Accountability at World Water Week
Millions of people remain excluded from water resources and services. How can social accountability...
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July 05, 2017
Gender and Water: Women’s Inclusion and Social Accountability in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
By Shifo Sharifzoda, Consultant and Trainer, Consumers Union of Tajikistan Over the last two years...
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June 29, 2017
Water in Social Accountability – Reflections from Tajikistan
By Jeff Thindwa, Program Manager, GPSA The saying goes, ‘water is life’, and how so true! But water...
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March 15, 2017
Interview with Hon. Secretary Abdul Malek, Bangladesh's Secretary of Local Government Division
Hon. Secretary Abdul Malek, Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural...
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April 18, 2017
Social Accountability from the Trenches: 6 Critical Reflections
By Gopa Kumar Thampi, Director, Economic Governance – Sri Lanka, The Asia Foundation & GPSA...
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June 29, 2017
The Value of Networks: Evaluating Relationships Supporting Institutional Development for Water Supply in Tajikistan
By Duncan McNicholl, PhD candidate, Cambridge University Understanding the complex stakeholder...
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March 23, 2017
How Can Social Accountability Address Fragility and Help Societies Rebuild?
By 2030, almost half of the world’s poor will be concentrated in countries affected by fragility,...
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March 08, 2017
Gender & Social Inclusion in Strategic Social Accountability
Together with the Water Global Practice, Social Inclusion Global Solutions Group and the Governance...
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July 28, 2016
Social Accountability in States of Fragility: Practical Lessons from the International Rescue Committee
By Guillaume Labrecque, Governance Advisor, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Social...
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February 14, 2017
Kosovo Opts-In to the GPSA
The Government of Kosovo recently opted-in to the GPSA, making civil society organizations (CSOs)...
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March 02, 2017
GPSA to Focus on Fragility
Two billion people now live in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) and it...
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December 12, 2016
Fixing Institutions that Fix Pipes: Meet Chris Heymans, Water & Sanitation Specialist
Sipping on aromatic coffee just a few miles from the World Bank and United Nations offices in...
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January 17, 2017
GPSA Welcomes New Steering Committee Members
The GPSA is pleased to announce the addition of four members to its Steering Committee. The...
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December 15, 2016
Reflections from SAMI Workshop: Citizens Have a Voice, but Journalists Have a Megaphone
By Tammy Mehdi, Communications, Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) We had a few...
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December 20, 2016
Social Accountability: An Entry Point to Implement Open Government Commitments
By Florencia Guerzovich, Capacity Building, GPSA On December 7-9, the Open Government Partnership (...
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January 10, 2017
Civic Tech in Social Accountability - An Interview with Fletcher Tembo of MAVC
Following the Brown Bag Lunch, Civic Tech: The Tech Community as a Social Accountability...
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October 05, 2016
USAID & GPSA Continue Strengthening Accountability, Transparency in Latin America
USAID announced that they will commit an additional $6.5 million to the GPSA, bringing USAID’s...
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December 07, 2016
Tackling Service Delivery Problems through Social Participation in Dominican Republic: GPSA Country Call for Proposals
The deadline for CSOs to apply has been extended until January 15, 2017.
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October 03, 2016
A Conversation with Prof. Jonathan Fox on Doing Accountability Differently
The idea of doing development differently has recently gained traction in the aid sector as a whole...
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August 04, 2016
Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. Renews Its Financial Support for GPSA
The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF-USA) has announced a new contribution of US$500,000 for the...
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July 27, 2016
Accountability at the Cutting Edge
By Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The...
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July 18, 2016
Can Social Accountability Bridge the Chasms Between States and Citizens?
By John Gaventa, Institute of Development Studies In his welcoming remarks at the GPSA Global...
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June 30, 2016
Forum Reflections- Meet Jeff Thindwa, GPSA’s New Program Manager
At the GPSA Global Partners Forum 2016, Jeff Thindwa was announced as the GPSA’s new Program...
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June 23, 2016
Project Proposal Papers
5-day public commenting period
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June 27, 2016
Steering Committee Renewal (Civil Society Seat)
The GPSA is seeking nominations for CSO representation on its Steering Committee.
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June 08, 2016
Meet Michael Jarvis, T/AI's New Executive Director
Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) has a new Executive Director. As of mid May, 2016...
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April 19, 2016
Learning Note #12
'Learning Journeys' For Adaptive Management - Where Does It Take Us?
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April 07, 2016
Argentina Opts-In to the GPSA
The Government of Argentina recently opted-in to the GPSA, making civil society organizations (CSOs...
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April 11, 2016
The World Bank Announces Deborah Wetzel as Senior Director
The World Bank announces Deborah Wetzel as Senior Director for the Governance Global Practice as of...
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March 22, 2016
Nine Social Accountability Projects Have Been Pre-Selected by the GPSA
Even today, the absence of citizen voice in governmental processes is at the core of some of the...
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February 01, 2016
Costa Rica opts-in to the GPSA
The Government of Costa Rica informed the World Bank Office in a letter of consent of its decision...
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March 16, 2016
GPSA Takes Part in USAID Round Table
GPSA Takes Part in USAID Round Table on Strengthening Local Governance and Accountability On March...
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February 29, 2016
The 2030 Agenda: Listening to Citizens
"When words lose their meaning people lose their freedom," Confucius said. Likewise, when...
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January 12, 2016
What We've Learned from GPSA BBLs
In this note, we pause and take stock of the discussions and deliberations to see what we have...
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How to solve the Trickiest Problems
June 20, 2013
Going the Last Mile: How to Solve the Trickiest Problems with Government and Civil Society
Blog | By Roby Senderowitsch -- I’ve always been intrigued by the challenge of coming up with new...
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May 29, 2014
Improving Health Service Delivery in DRC
The GPSA supports CORDAID to strengthen social accountability mechanisms of health centers in the...
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July 09, 2014
GPSA Grantees Workshop - 2014
The second meeting of the GPSA Grantees was held at the World Bank in Washington DC on May 12th and...
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February 09, 2015
The GPSA Awards for Leadership in Social Accountability
Learn how the winners of the first GPSA Award for Leadership in Social Accountability were...
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Guinea
May 07, 2015
Guinea opts-in to GPSA
The Government of Guinea informed the World Bank Office in a letter of consent of its decision to...
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August 06, 2015
NEW: BBL Brief Write-Ups, for those who missed an event.
The GPSA organizes monthly lunch time events, so-called Brown Bag Lunches, held at World Bank HQ...
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November 19, 2015
Take a deep breath – it’s all about the learning…
Charlotte Ørnemark, GPSA Knowledge & Learning, reflects on the TALEARN workshop, Rio de Janeiro...
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May 27, 2014
Reconceptualizing Accountability in the Developing World through “Accountapreneurship"
Webcast: A lack of accountability between power - holders and citizens weakens trust, undermines...
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June 09, 2014
Improving Procurement Practices in Education, Health and Agriculture in Uganda
In 2014, the GPSA awarded a grant to the AFIC to strengthen public procurement in five Ugandan...
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December 17, 2014
Crosswinds for the Sustainability of Social Accountability Initiatives
What if a civil society organization could be paid using the savings generated by the social...
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April 07, 2015
Social Accountability Media Initiative Workshop Builds Skills for Advocacy Impact
Social Accountability Media Initiative Workshop Builds Skills for Advocacy Impact Lights! Camera...
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August 06, 2015
Ukraine opts-in to the GPSA
  On July 13, 2015, the Government of Ukraine informed the World Bank Office in a letter of consent...
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October 28, 2015
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto Announces Support for the GPSA at OGP Summit
During the opening ceremony of the OGP Summit in Mexico City on October 28, Mexican President...
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Boosting Citizen Voice and Social Accountability
February 03, 2014
Boosting Citizen Voice and Social Accountability
The Aga Khan, Ford, Gates, Hewlett, Charles Stewart Mott, and Open Society foundations, along with...
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June 02, 2014
Improving Access and Quality of Primary School Education in Morocco
The GPSA is supporting CARE International Maroc to identify areas for improvement in primary...
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February 22, 2015
The Dominican Republic Joins Donor Group of GPSA
The Dominican Republic has become the first country from the global South to join the group of...
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May 15, 2015
Mauritania opts-in to GPSA
On May 8, 2015, the Government of Mauritania informed the World Bank Office in a letter of consent...
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September 03, 2015
GPSA Evaluation Report is Available
As mandated by the GPSA’s Board Paper, an independent program evaluation was conducted by an...
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GPSA Announces it's 100+ Global Partners
June 19, 2013
GPSA Announces it's 100+ Global Partners
Transparency International is the 100th organization that has joined the Partnership. The GPSA...
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May 29, 2014
Improving Water and Sanitation in Tajikistan
The GPSA’s grant to Oxfam Tajikistan aimed at improving social accountability in the water sector...
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June 11, 2014
BBL | Citizens Monitoring Mayors: Promoting Multi-Stakeholder Engagement in the Sustainable Governance of Cities in Brazil
BBL | A discussion with Oded Grajew, Founder of Rede Nossa São Paulo (RNSP), on how to measure the...
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December 23, 2014
GPSA Global Partners Forum 2015
On May 12-13, hundreds of social accountability experts from civil society organizations, academia...
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April 17, 2015
Brazil opts-in to GPSA
On April 7, 2015, the Government of Brazil formally confirmed the decision to opt-in to the...
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August 06, 2015
What is This Thing Called... Social Accountability?
The World Bank has embraced “social accountability” as participation and, more recently, citizen...
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November 04, 2015
Reflections from the OGP Summit
I spent last week inside some very beautiful old buildings in Mexico City with over 2,000 others...
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March 09, 2016
Citizen Engagement & Social Accountability
Is it possible to turn ‘old wisdom’ into the ‘new normal’ ? Involving people who are affected by...
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June 09, 2014
Improving Access to Information and Service Delivery in Health and Education Sectors
The project will strengthen and develop mechanisms and tools of Social Accountability in several...
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November 04, 2014
Madagascar is 40th country to opt-in to GPSA
On October 31, 2014 Madagascar joined the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, becoming...
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March 26, 2015
Comoros opts in to the GPSA
On March 19, 2015, the Government of the Union of the Comoros formally presented to the World Bank...
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May 20, 2015
GPSA Co-Sponsored Roundtable on the Role of Ombudsman Institutions
On May 11, the World Bank and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) hosted the 2nd Annual WB-...
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October 20, 2015
GPSA Grantee in Tunisia Shares Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, an...
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February 01, 2016
Guatemala opts-in to the GPSA
The Government of Guatemala informed the World Bank Office in a letter of consent of its decision...
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Global Partnership for social Accountability
January 31, 2014
GPSA Opens 2nd Call for Proposals
The Global Partnership for Social Accountability is pleased to announce its 2nd Call for Proposals...
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June 02, 2014
Improving Budget Accountability in Health and Education Sectors in the 50 Poorest Districts
Find out how the GPSA and SEND GHANA combine the monitoring of health and education services with...
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July 11, 2014
Highlights from the GPSA Global Partners Forum 2014
On May 14 and 15, 2014, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability’s first Global Partners...
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February 22, 2015
Social Accountability Media Initiative Launched
The Social Accountability Media Initiative (SAMI) project is being launched to help raise the...
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May 13, 2015
The 3rd Call for Proposals is now closed!
At the GPSA Global Partners Forum on May 13, 2015, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced the...
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August 25, 2015
Donors Rally Behind Social Accountability
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Dominican Republic, Finland and...
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June 19, 2013
Journey for Advancement in Transparency, Representation and Accountability (JATRA)
In 2013, The GPSA provided a grant to CSO, CARE Bangladesh, to improve transparency within UPs and...
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May 29, 2014
Improving the Quality of Education from Primary to Upper Secondary Schools
The GPSA is supporting EXPERT-GRUP to monitor education services in 100 Moldovan schools by...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
December 22, 2014
Gates Foundation joins Global Partnership
Joining the dynamic coalition of now 215 Global Partners, in late November 2014 the Gates...
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April 08, 2015
Cameroon opts-in to GPSA
Cameroon opts-in to GPSA On April 6, 2015, the Government of Cameroon informed the World Bank...
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August 06, 2015
Finland Joins Forces with GPSA
The Government of Finland has announced a contribution of €1 million for the Global Partnership for...
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November 02, 2015
The Knowledge Platform: Where We Are and What We’ve Learned
The Knowledge Platform: Where We Are and What We’ve Learned.   Marine Perron and Janet Oropeza Eng...
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February 29, 2016
Partners Engage in GPSA Global Partners Forum to Build Momentum
Consultations with GPSA Global Partners have begun for input on the agenda of the 2016 Global...
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June 03, 2014
The UK Experience - Supporting NGO Effectiveness
BBL | Sarah Mistry, Director of Effectiveness and Learning at Bond, shared lessons learned from the...
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September 19, 2014
Social Accountability: What Does the Evidence Really Say?
The GPSA's first working paper analyzes the distinction between tactical and strategic...
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February 22, 2015
New GPSA grants in Ghana, Tunisia with OSF parallel funding
The Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) and the Open Society Foundations (OSF)...
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May 15, 2015
GPSA Presents Awards to 7 Social Accountability Leaders
The GPSA is pleased to announce the winners of the first GPSA Award for Leadership in Social...
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September 03, 2015
GPSA Receives a Record Number of Proposals
The GPSA has received 516 proposals from 42 participating countries during its 3rd Call for...
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