UN CS0 CONSULTATION ON GOOD PRACTICES IN WATER AND SANITATION: A Case of Public Expenditure Tracking in Tanzania Presentation by Moses Kulaba, Norwegian Church Aid-Tanzania P.O Box Tel: / Mobile:

Outline of presentation About Norwegian Church Aid-NCA- Tanzania Why advocacy in Water is important Public Expenditure Tracking Systems-PETS in Water sector A DVD on alocal community conducting PETS and demanding water as a right Conclusion

About NCA Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is a Faith Based I The NCA has its foundation based in a congregation of Churches in Norway, whose efforts are dedicated towards eradication of poverty and its causes and social deprivation NCA is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC ) and ACT Alliance In Tanzania NCA works in 41 districts, focusing on FOUR Thematic Areas one of which is Climatic Adaptation and Access to clean water

NCA is premised on FBOs with a Shared Purpose, Working Together for a Just World

Mobilisation of the Religious Leaders for advocacy on Governance and Human Rights issues

Why Advocacy in the Water Sector Water is increasingly becoming a dwindling resource in Tanzania Water is politicaly contestable Only 32 % of the population has access to clean water

Competition between Human Beings and Animals for scarce water resources

Why advocacy in water Water is politically contestable; state to state conflicts, community to community conflicts

Media Advocacy on Water Getting the media to tell the story

Access to clean water brings joy and happiness amongst communities

Public Expenditure Tracking-PETs It is an advocacy tool for good governance It enables comunities to track public resources from their source and how they are spent It empowers Right Holders (Citizens or communities) to put pressure on duty bearers (Govts or local leaders) to deliver social services

How it is done PETs is conducted by local communities The communities are trained by local PETs facilitators and organised through PETs Committees The committees pick a sector or an issue to follow up They ask for all documents related to the issue, ask questions and seek clarification They present their report to the villagers at a village assembly The villagers take action!

Empowering Communities

Transferring Knowledge, nurturing Local Animators

Challenging Irresponsible Governance

Ranking water as a national and local priority- Analysis of Mwanza City Budget and Expenditure plan National Priority per sector RankingMwanza MC priority ranking Ranking%ntage of Budget Education1 27% Infrastructure2 19% Water3Urban Planing44% Health4 51% Agriculture5 33%

Key documents for PETs Communities are trained to ask for and read key at documents

What they do with the information Report Back to communities and share through community media

How has it succeeded-PETS in Kilolo water story It is a story of a local community raising up and demanding for their right to water It is a story of a local community raising up against all odds and under threats to their lives and property to challenge the formal and informal structures of the state and corrupt systems to demand accountability.