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Abbreviation
  
CSBAG

Type
  
Nonprofit organization

Membership
  
75 CSOs

Formation
  
2004 (11 years)

Location
  
Kampala, Uganda

Founded
  
2004

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Region served
  
Uganda (Sheema, Kibaale, Agago, Abim and Kibaale districts)

Motto
  
A Uganda with a people centered budget that dignifies humanity.

Similar
  
Uganda National NGO For, Uganda Road Sector Su, Uganda Women's Network, Human Rights Network, ACCU Uganda

The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) is a Ugandan nonprofit organization that was founded in 2004 to bring together Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at national and district levels with the view of influencing government decisions on resource mobilization and utilization for equitable and sustainable development.

Contents

Since its inception, CSBAG has influenced the budgetary process in Uganda by ensuring that both local and national budgets incorporate views of the poor and that they are gender sensitive.

History

CSBAG was formed in 2004 by a group of Non Governmental Organisations led by Uganda Debt Network (UDN), Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF), Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) and Oxfam GB in Uganda.

The coalition was created out of the desire to collectively influence government policies and effectively participate in the setting of national budget priorities in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED).

In 2013, the CSO group was nominated to the steering committee on budget transparency by the MoFPED.

In 2014, CSBAG was admitted to two government sector working groups: the Accountability Sector Working Group and the Works and Transport Sector Working Group.

Function

Vision

The CSBAG vision is: A Uganda with a people centered budget that dignifies humanity.

Mission

The CSBAG mission is: To ensure that budgets at local and national levels are financed, designed, implemented and monitored to promote prudent and transparent allocation of national resources for the benefit of marginalized groups.

Objectives

The main objectives of CSBAG are to:

  • Influence Government decisions on resource mobilization and utilization for equitable and sustainable development.
  • Advocate for increased transparency and accountability in national priorities, financing and public spending at all levels.
  • Build and strengthen the capacity of CSBAG to carry out its mandate.

    • Activities

    The core activities of CSBAG are to:

  • Build capacities of citizens and CSOs to effectively engage with economic policies and budgets that meet their needs.
  • Mobilize and organize for meaningful citizens’ participation in budgeting processes and stimulate grassroots-led accountability.
  • Maintain dialogue with the Government to ensure that fiscal policies and budgeting processes are pro-poor, gender sensitive and sustainable.
  • Conduct extensive research on budgets and policies to enhance CSBAG's ability to influence budget decisions.
  • Create awareness and public understanding of budget related matters to demystify the budget discourse.

    • Focus Districts

    CSBAG's focus district areas of operation are; Sheema, Kibaale, Agago, Abim and Kibaale.

    Membership

    As of June 2015, the coalition had nearly 78 member Civil Society Organizations that include among others the following:

    References

    CSBAG Wikipedia
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