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Check out our latest insights and interviews spotlighting individuals who are blazing trails in budget work.

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Budget Trailblazer: María Caridad

Aug 28, 2023
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Budget Trailblazers: Wulandari

Jul 27, 2023
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Budget Trailblazer: Anna Marwa

Mar 21, 2023
Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month, we’re highlighting Anna Marwa, Gender and Women Empowerment Officer at PELUM Tanzania.   What was the catalyst in your life that made you want to become an advocate for women? As a young […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Ange Zokou

Feb 28, 2023
Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month, we’re highlighting Ange Zokou, a young activist in Côte d’Ivoire. 
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Budget Trailblazers: Julius Kapwepwe

Nov 29, 2022
Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month we’re spotlighting Julius Kapwepwe, director of programs at the Uganda Debt Network.   1. What is the Uganda Debt Network (UDN)? UDN’s vision is a Uganda where public resources are prudently, sustainably and equitably […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Andrea Larios

Sep 23, 2022
Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month we are spotlighting Andrea Larios, a researcher for Fundar in Mexico.   1. Give us a brief detail of your name, the organization you work at and what you do? My name is […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Edil Eraliev

Aug 29, 2022
Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month we are spotlighting Edil Eraliev, the Chief Executive Officer at Precedent Partners, in Kyrgyz Republic, a partner of our European Commission funded project Collaborating for Open and Accountable Budgets.   1. Describe your […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Magatte Diouf Cisse

Jul 19, 2022
  Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month we’re spotlighting Magatte Diouf Cisse, program coordinator at Urbasen, a Senegalese organization bringing together professionals working in urban management in informal settlements. Urbasen works in close collaboration with the Federation of Senegalese […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Katia Lambis

Jun 28, 2022
  Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month we’re spotlighting Katia Lambis, budget expert and OBS consultant, from Fundación Solidaridad in the Dominican Republic. This interview was translated to from Spanish.   Q: Tell us about Fundación Solidaridad’s mission? A: […]
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Is it Time to Rationalize Tax Expenditures?

Apr 18, 2022
    By Luisa Dressler, Sanjeev Gupta, Agustin Redonda and Paolo de Renzio   As developing countries recover from the pandemic, they will need to bring their public finances to a more sustainable position by streamlining public spending and strengthening the revenue base. The need to mobilize additional resources has been exacerbated by the recent […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Nomfundiso Joseph

Mar 25, 2022
  Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month, we talked with Nomfundiso Joseph, coordinator of Small Projects Foundation, in South Africa.   Q: Describe your organization’s role in Asivikelane Health project. A: My organization, Small Projects Foundation (SPF), is an […]
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Bare Nigeria’s Budget Challenges

Mar 11, 2022
    By Abel Akeni, Vahyala Kwaga, and Iniobong Usen, BudgIT, Nigeria   Every year, anticipation accompanies the Federal Government’s annual budget presentation to Nigeria’s National Assembly. The budget outlines the government’s promises and spending plans to improve citizens’ quality of life. There is much to be done. With a Human Development Index score of […]
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Budget Trailblazers: Romulo Emmanuel Miral, Jr.

Feb 25, 2022
  Each month, we shine a spotlight on partners who are using budget advocacy to bring transformational change to their communities. This month, we talked with Romulo Emmanuel Miral, Jr. PhD, Director General of the Philippines Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department. Q: What is the role of the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department […]
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Accountability doesn’t have to suffer when a crisis demands a rapid response from government

Feb 18, 2022
  An assessment of 120 countries’ management of COVID relief in May 2021 by the International Budget Partnership (IBP) found that too many governments were using the excuse of urgency to avoid being as transparent, accountable or inclusive as they could be.   The results achieved by many countries were disappointing, but the overall accountability […]
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