The campaign, Make Aid Transparent, will culminate in just 4 weeks’ time at a high level meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Korea where we will be demanding that governments redouble efforts to meet their aid transparency promises.
Rich country governments promised six years ago to do something about this but their progress has been pitiful. And now they’re trying to row back even on the minimal progress made.
We need your voice to stop this happening. Publishing more information about aid is not difficult and it could make a real and immediate difference in the fight against poverty and corruption. Aid donors have said they’ll change their ways – and now they must stop dragging their feet. Your voice will make a difference and show governments meeting in Korea from November 29-Dec 1 that lack of progress is no longer acceptable.
Sign the petition to add your voice to the thousands of others calling on governments to keep their promises to Make Aid Transparent.
Why Make Aid Transparent?
Aid makes a real difference. It can save lives, put kids into school, and reduce poverty and suffering. But at the moment no one knows exactly how much money is being spent, where or on what. In most cases, not even governments receiving aid have a full picture of where all the money goes. This undermines aid’s potential and its effectiveness. With more information, citizens in both donor and recipient countries could know whether aid money was having the best possible impact.
2011 is a critical moment. Governments have promised to be more transparent and at a big international meeting at the end of this year we have the chance to hold them to account. A public push for greater transparency now will make a huge difference. Governments are reviewing their commitments and if they feel public pressure they will redouble efforts to keep their promises.
As citizens we have a right to know how aid money is being spent. So please sign the petition calling on governments to make their aid transparent now. At a time when public budgets are under pressure and the effectiveness of international aid is being scrutinised, increased transparency is an easy win that could deliver a huge boost to poverty reduction, without needing more money.
Click here to sign the petition calling on donors to make aid transparent.