Low citizens awareness on the budget and planning processes

• Participants had an increased awareness of the 2017 education and health sector budgets. A quick pre-activity assessment of the over 100 citizens present revealed that none of the citizens was awareness of the national and local budget allocations for education and health.
• Participants took the opportunity to make inputs into the Municipal Budget for education and health for their electoral areas.
• The sensitization also enhanced participants’ knowledge on the budget processes and to take advantage of it.
• It further enhanced citizens’ interest in demanding transparency and accountability in budget implementation.