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About the Partnership
Mission
The International
Budget Partnership (IBP) was formed within the Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities to collaborate with civil society organizations in developing
countries to analyze, monitor, and influence government budget processes,
institutions, and outcomes. The aim of the Partnership is to make budget
systems more responsive to the needs of poor and low-income people in
society and, accordingly, to make these systems more transparent and
accountable to the public.
In order to achieve its mission, the IBP undertakes
programs and activities in five major areas:
In undertaking all of its activities, the IBP works
to develop partnerships with local civil society organizations in a broad
range of developing and transition countries. Only ten years ago, civil
society was effectively shut out of the budget process around the world.
Today, the IBP is active with its partners in promoting budget
accountability and civil society engagement in over 85 countries.
The work of the IBP and its partners has shown that
broader citizen engagement in public budgeting can promote substantive
improvements in governance and reductions in poverty.
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In Mexico, civil society budget work has led to
substantial increases in federal funding to eliminate rural maternal
mortality.
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In South Africa, civil society work with
parliament effectively pressured the government to enhance its budgetary
allocation toward child support for poor and low-income families, the
core grant in the social safety net.
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In India and Uganda, civil society monitoring
of district-level or local-level budgets has led to substantial
reductions in corruption associated with public service provision.
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In Argentina and Kenya, civil society
engagement in the budget has improved the effective engagement of the
legislature and Supreme Audit Institution in budget oversight.
Activities 
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