R4D’s Governance Program believes that the key to improving the efficiency and quality of public spending and services, and thus people’s access to basic rights, is to strengthen citizens’ ability to hold their government accountable. R4D’s work to enhance accountability is based on three main approaches: strengthening non-governmental organizations’ and citizens’ capacity to undertake accountability work; developing and disseminating tools and lessons to support accountability work; and strengthening government’s capacity and political will to work with civil society in a way that improves spending and services. Read More...