Read how a user-friendly open budget portal in South Africa empowers citizens to advance social change.

Like governments around the world, African countries have shifted enormous resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given such massive spending, fiscal transparency is more important than ever to minimize financial mismanagement and corruption.

Explore how oversight bodies with strong legal and actual institutional strength and a broad mandate can contribute to effective stimulus oversight during the pandemic. This is the second blog in a limited series on strengthening government oversight of stimulus spending.

As governments around the world implement massive stimulus packages to protect individuals’ economic and physical wellbeing in the midst of the pandemic, robust oversight mechanisms are essential to ensure these huge social programs reach intended recipients.

En medio de la pandemia, los gobiernos de todo el mundo están desplegando enormes paquetes de estímulos para proteger el bienestar económico y físico de las personas. Para asegurar que los beneficios de estos programas sean recibidos por los beneficiarios adecuados, es fundamental implementar mecanismos robustos de supervisión.

South Africa particularly benefited from providing open access to legislation and set an example that other countries can follow.