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Open Contracting and Public Procurement
Ukraine

Everyone Sees Everything

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Open Contracting and Public Procurement
Colombia

Improving Competition and Efficiency Through Open Contracting

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Open Contracting and Public Procurement
Republic of Moldova

A Powerful Combination Therapy for Unaffordable Medicines in Moldova

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Open Contracting and Public Procurement
Chile

Data-Enabled Public Procurement Monitoring Leads to More Affordable Medicines

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Audits
Philippines

Sarah Speaks Up for Better Schools

In the Philippines, many schools are under-resourced and lack basic infrastructure, affecting students’ safety and ability to learn. To tackle public service issues like this, the government started engaging citizens in monitoring how their national budget was spent. Sarah shares her story of auditing public schools in Metro Manila to fight for a better education … Continued

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Justice
North Macedonia

Denis Stands Up Against Discrimination

One out of every two people in North Macedonia is facing a legal problem, and many don’t know where to turn, especially poor and marginalized populations like the Roma community. When Denis was denied entry at a public pool, he turned to a local people-centered justice organization for support. Here’s his story.

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Inclusion
Germany

Easing Integration for Immigrants and Refugees

Germany is working to become a more welcoming place for immigrants and refugees to begin a new life. By creating a friendly competition, local governments strengthened community integration, while simultaneously enhancing idea sharing.

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Anti-Corruption
Ghana

Empowering Citizens To Keep Up With Urban Development

With the help of an online platform, residents of the rapidly-growing twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana will be able to monitor all aspects of building contracts and permits. This represents a major turning point in an industry rife with corruption and secrecy.

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Inclusion
United States

Inclusion as a Key to Better Policies

For a century, the legacy of Austin’s racial segregation policies has meant exclusion and deprivation for the city’s Black and Latinx inhabitants. The city’s government, by building a tool that actively measured city initiatives’ success, was able to spark change.

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Public Service Delivery
Ghana

Indoor Plumbing: Safer City

Tackling the problem of sanitation in partnership with citizens, landlords, and different associations, Sekondi-Takoradi was able to move forward to a safer, cleaner metropolitan area.

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