PATTIRO

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Indonesia

PATTIRO is a non-governmental organization founded in 1999 that is dedicated to promoting and creating good governance, particularly at a local level. Particularly, PATTIRO focuses on public service improvement, planning and budgeting system development, and stakeholder capacity building and strengthening. PATTIRO works in 20 districts in Indonesia and undertakes research and advocacy using a partnership approach with local stakeholders in order to build good governance and social justice. The majority of PATTIRO’s work is in the area of budget analysis, expenditure monitoring, public service policy monitoring, local economic strategies development, and budget revenue monitoring.

Grantee News

After the release of the latest TAP book From the Ground Up, Radio France Internationale interviewed George Ofosu of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, who explained some of the reasons for and implications of Ghana’s shocking rates of teacher absenteeism, and discussed the importance of civil society organizations acting as local watchdogs.

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A network of Indonesian CSOs, including TAP grantee Center for Regional Information and Studies (PATTIRO), are currently submitting reviews of two pieces of education legislation through the judicial system in the hopes of seeing improved policy related to all levels of education in the country.  The first piece of legislation (BHP) focuses on universities, while the second (Sisdiknas) covers all levels of education in Indonesia.

Grantee Research

Moldova is currently experimenting with decentralization in education. Moldova’s Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” wanted to assess the extent and effect of the decentralization, as well as the general state of financing for Moldovan education.  Researchers examined budget data and laws, as well as national and international reports, and interviewed mayors, local government officials, and the directors and vice-directors of 30 schools...