| This component concentrates on the link between governance issues and poverty eradication by improving skills and raising awareness of the importance of transparency and accountability with activities aimed at key stakeholders – including ministries of finance, line ministries, local governments, supreme audit institutions, parliament, the media and civil society organizations.
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability program (PEFA) aims at assisting selected African countries in identifying weaknesses in their public accountability systems, raising awareness of how to achieve accountability in the key stakeholders, i.e. those directly working with the systems (officials at national and local level), those legislating and controlling them (parliamentarians) and those receiving government services(citizens, NGOs, CSOs, CBOs, etc.).
The basis for the Program is country leadership, the recognized gap between identifying instruments, such as CFAAs and PRSPs and implementation, and systematic weaknesses in financial management and accountability. The momentum of participation generated by the PRSPs can only be kept going with transparent, effective and accountable government mechanism for delivering the services, identified as necessary by the stakeholders. Furthermore, donors are increasing the amount of budget support funds, which further increases the pressure for transparency, efficiency and accountability.
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