Third Social Accountability School in
Cambodia (SAS3)
Programme to Enhance Capacities on Social
Accountability (PECSA)

Module 1: Foundation on Social Accountability and Good Governance

A. Study Circle
B. Group Quiz Competition
C. Basics of Social Accountability, Good Governance and Democratic Decentralization

1. Introduction to the Concepts to GG, DD, LG and SA      [E]     [K]
2. FAQs on Social Accountability Approac      [E]     [K]
3. Social Accountability an Introduction to the Concept and Emerging Practice      [E]     [K]
4. Cambodian Organic Law     [K]

D. Understanding Good Governance

1. Understanding Good Governance     [E]     [K]
2. Understanding Governance      [E]     [K]
3. Understanding Civil Society      [E]     [K]

E. Understanding Democratic Decentralization

1. Understanding Democratic Decentralization      [E]     [K]
2. Democratic Governance      [E]     [K]

F. Understanding Social Accountability

1. Understanding Social Accountability      [E]     [K]
2. Power and Civic Engagement
3. Perform of Democratic Institution
4. Strengthening Citizen Leadership     [E]     [K]
5. Strengthening Citizen Leadership (Case Exemplars from India)     [E]     [K]
6. Demand Social Accountability from the State     [E]     [K]
7. Gender and Governance_ Empowering Women’s Leadership     [E]     [K]
8. Dalit Leadership and Governance      [E]     [K]

G. Conceptual Connection between Good Governance, Democratic Decentralization and Social Accountability      [E]

H. Examples of connections between Good Governance, Democratic Decentralization and Social Accountability

Module 2: Deepening Understanding on Democratic Decentralization and Social Accountability

A. Importance and Rationale for Democratic Decentralization

1. Importance and Rational for Democratic Decentralization      [E]     [K]
2. Decentralization Martix and its Indicators      [E]     [K]
3. Rational for Decentralization     [E]     [K]
4. Emerging Issue in Decentralization      [E]     [K]

B. Basic Understanding on Frameworks for Decentralization

1. Analysis of the Environment-I      [E]     [K]
2. Analysis of the Environment-II      [E]     [K]
3. Analysis of the Environment-III      [E]     [K]
4. Capacity Building for Effective Democratic Local Governance      [E]     [K]

C. Legal Frameworks of Democratic Decentralization in Cambodia     [K]

D. Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks on Democratic Decentralization

E. Presentations on Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks on Democratic Decentralization

F. Frameworks for Decentralization: Global Overview

1. Diagnostic framework for Democratic Decentralization and Local Governance      [E]     [K]
2. D&D in India      [E]     [K]
3. D&D in South Africa      [E]     [K]
4. D&D in the Philippines      [E]     [K]
5. D&D in Cambodia      [E]     [K]

A. Case Exemplars on Civil Society Engagement in Democratic Decentralization

1- Case 1: Report Card by CCSP, Cambodia      [K]

1. Citizen Report Card Surveys      [E]     [K]
2. Case Study – Bangalore India: Citizens Report Cards      [K]

2. Case 2: Naga/Iloilo, The Philippines      [E]     [K]

3. Case 3: Social Audit, India     [E]     [K]

1. Social Audits      [E]     [K]
2. Social Audit in NREGS      [E]     [K]
3. Accountability in Employment Programs: Case of Social Audit in NREGA      [E]     [K]

B. Key Learning from Case Exemplars (No Lesson)

C. Concretizing Understanding on Good Governance, Democratic Decentralization and Social Accountability

1. Citizenship, participation, and Accountability      [E]     [K]
2. Civic Engagement in Urban Governance     [E]     [K]

D. Individual and Group Sharing: Social Accountability in the Context of Democratic Decentralization

Module 3A: Participatory Planning in the Context of Democratic Decentralization

A. Understanding Participatory Planning      [E]     [K]

1. Developing a Micro Plan      [E]     [K]
2. BATMAN Philippines Presentation      [E]     [K]
3. Tools for Developing a Micro Plan      [E]     [K]
4. Spandan (Vibrations)      [E]     [K]
5. Micro Planning: A Case Study      [E]     [K]

B. Movie on Participatory Planning and Discussion

C. Steps in Participatory Planning­      [E]     [K]

1. Develop action plan:  activities, budgets, resources allocation, time frame, responsibility      [E]     [K]

D. Participatory Methodologies      [E]     [K]

E. Participatory Planning in Action      [E]     [K]

Module 3B: Local Budgeting and Expenditure Tracking in the Context of Democratic Decentralization

A. Identifying learning expectations
B. Framework for analyzing commune/sangkat issues
     ­ Local Budget and Expenditure Tracking      [E]     [K]
C. Mix and match game: Commune and sangkat development planning cycle
D. Group Game: Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the commune or sangkat investment plan
E. Exercise on local budget preparation
F. Game: Commune/sangkat budget management
G. Learning management
H. The Commune/Sangkat Fund: Exercise on the key steps in project preparation     [E]     [K]
I. Technical clearance: checking for a local project’s technical standards
J. Quiz game: Procurement and contract management in Cambodia and Philippines
K. Developing a procurement monitoring and evaluation plan/tool
L. Role-playing: Partnering with the government
     ­ Role-playing Guide     [E]
M. Learning management
N. Critiquing and assessment     [E]     [K]
     ­ PIM-quiz me     [E]     [K]
O. Exercise on effective critical engagement
P. Group game: Performing technical audits of projects
Q. Video presentation: Social accountability models
R. Revelation of the name tag buddy (continuation of opening activity)
T. Course synthesis
U. Learning management
R. Project Proposal Consultation     [E]     [K]     [K1]     [K2]