Governance and resource rights

Poor governance is a key cause of poverty. We believe this situation will not change unless poor people are empowered to hold public authorities to account for how they make decisions and allocate public funds. Inclusive governance ensures that governments and public bodies listen to, and respond to, the concerns of the marginalized people and their organisations. This involves the empowerment of citizens to take part in local decision-making processes. Good governance leads to more effective, positive and lasting outcomes over a longer term. ASURED International promotes inclusive governance in three key ways; by empowering poor and excluded people to know and act on their rights and represent their interests; by influencing those in power, such as governments, traditional leaders in the private sector, to be more responsible, responsive and accountable; and by brokering linkages and convening spaces which enable effective and inclusive relations and negotiation between the two. ASURED International supports local communities to mobilize their voice and demand for improvement and encourage people, especially women, to participate in local institutions