Nuestra Directora Benilda Batzin formará parte como penalista de Empoderamiento jurídico para enfrentar las injusticias sistémicas y proteger los derechos. Fortaleciendo la defensa de los derechos humanos, especialmente el derecho a la salud de los pueblos indígenas.

Activistas entre ellas nuestra directora Benilda Batzin y donantes exploraron la importancia del acceso a la justicia en la región, la construcción del movimiento de empoderamiento legal, basado en la confianza es clave para los grupos de base. #CADF2023

New Working Paper: social accountability in public #health, Maharashtra, India. Large-scale, gov-funded participatory #monitoring initiative (CBMP) endured 15+ yrs; nurtured civil soc networks that re-invented themselves during Covid. What stood out? bit.ly/3QlFFFD 1/5

One recipe for social accountability = civic mobilization + interface spaces between citizens & state + info. CBMP added 4 ingredients: grassroots capacity building, civil society autonomy, multilevel action, & adaptation to contextual change bit.ly/3QlFFFD 5/5

SATHI Pune and ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social Working Paper based on impact assessment and detailed analysis of Community based monitoring and planning (CBMP) in Maharashtra state of India. See the link below. accountabilityresearch.org/publication/ac…

New Accountability Note: In Guerrero, Mexico a govt fertilizer program was improved by a collaborative social accountability campaign led by Coordinadora de Comisariados Ejidales y Comunales de Guerrero, a network of agrarian community leaders. How? bit.ly/3R3F3E7 1/5

ICYMI: Accountability Note on how a Mexican govt fertilizer program was improved by a collaborative social accountability campaign led by Coordinadora de Comisariados Ejidales y Comunales de Guerrero, a network of agrarian community leaders.bit.ly/3R3F3E7

My big takeaways from this work: 1) establishing the global norm of Education For All was a remarkable, unprecedented achievement. 2) But as civic space changes, rightwing groups are becoming more active - & we're not paying enough attention to what that means for education.

As Guatemala's incoming government plans for health system reforms, REDC-SALUD's Paulina Culum calls for it to "work hand in hand with indigenous peoples, and guarantee, promote & respect spaces for citizen participation & accountability". CEGSS Guatemala lahora.gt/nacionales/hqu…

New Working Paper! Advocacy for public accountability produces reactions from government service providers. But it’s not always clear what they mean. Jonathan Fox, Brendan Halloran, Alta Fölscher & Rosie McGee offer a framework to interpret reactions. bit.ly/48Aj9Q2

Benilda Batzin on ancestral meanings of 'rights defender' in indigenous Mayan communities in Guatemala - Spanish bit.ly/4bHUZoR and English bit.ly/49ENvkI #MotherLanguageDay

In the face of unrelenting violence against rights defenders, most govt protection measures are limited, & individualized. New Working Paper shares lessons from grassroots advocacy work for collective protection in Colombia: bit.ly/4aSd3LB (English summary coming soon)

Learn how to build trust with communities from walter flores: 1. Establish a mutual relationship. 2. Provide solutions, not just research. 3. Empower communities as researchers. Watch the video for insights: youtube.com/watch?v=PLlNUC… #grassrootsjustice

This grassroots Afro-Colombian #humanrightsdefender advocacy campaign won a comprehensive set of government commitments to strengthen ACADESAN Consejo Comunitario General del San Juan’s capacity for collective protection #HRD

Introducing our plenary speaker for #HSR2024, Dr. Walter Flores! 🎤walter flores #Globalheath #NagasakiUni #HealthSystems

Learning from grassroots justice workers about not only to counter repression, but how to advance a deeper version of democracy - a worthwhile read for #IDD2024

Coming up Oct 28 - a great panel, plus ARC's first trilingual publication...

Looking forward to this session #HSR2024, ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social partners Benilda and Rosaura from CEGSS Guatemala will talk about the actions they and the Community Defenders implement to tackle structural racism and discrimination in health systems

New BMJ Global Health Practice Paper - Indigenous-led struggles for health justice in the context of the climate emergency This practice paper reflects on ongoing participatory action research in support of community-based emergency response to extreme weather events in 16

Hopefully, the making of a state-society synergy in education reform! Might be of interest, Naomi Hossain Suchi Pande Julia Fischer-Mackey, PhD Mariana Cepeda International Budget Partnership Open Gov Hub Trust, Accountability & Inclusion Collaborative UNODC CSU Transparency International U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Brendan Halloran walter flores Anu Joshi CEGSS Guatemala JASS - Just Associates