“Our Money, Our Responsibility: a Citizens’ Guide to Monitoring Government Expenditures.”
This Guide offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society organizations interested in monitoring government expenditures.
Criminalization costs
Criminalization costs is a useful advocacy tool for civil society and community organizations who want to influence harm reduction and drug policy budgets, and related processes in their countries. The findings of the criminalization costs can support arguments for redirecting funds from repression to medical and social support and harm reduction services for people who use drugs, prevent the overpopulation of prisons for drug related offenses, positively impact the quality of life of people who use drugs, and save public money.
Harm Reduction Expenditure Tracking Tool
The harm reduction expenditure tracking tool was developed to assess total and unit expenditure in-country over two fiscal years for needle and syringe exchange programs and opioid substitution therapy. The tool was created for use by civil society groups to advocate for increased funding for harm reduction as HIV prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The results will facilitate evidence-based decision making by filling a current data gap on expenditure levels for harm reduction in the region.
Harm Reduction Funding Gap Assessment Tool
The harm reduction funding gap assessment tool was developed to estimate the funding gap for harm reduction programs in-country. The funding gap will show the difference in financial resource needs and commitments by year for needle and syringe exchange programs and opioid substitution therapy programs. The tool was created for use by civil society groups to advocate for increased funding for harm reduction as HIV prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Harm Reduction Unit Costing Tool
The harm reduction unit costing tool was developed to estimate in-country unit cost per client per year for opioid substitution therapy and needle and syringe exchange services. The tool was created for use by civil society groups to advocate for increased funding for harm reduction as HIV prevention in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The results will facilitate evidence-based decision making by filling a current data gap on the costs of providing harm reduction in different countries in the region.
Budget Advocacy School
Budget Advocacy School is a resource center whose main tasks are to increase the organizational, advocacy and analysis capacity of civil society institutions working in the fields of public health and budget advocacy in the countries of the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The International Budget Partnership
The International Budget Partnership promotes transparent and inclusive government budget policies and practices to ensure that public financial resources are used effectively to fight poverty and promote equitable and sustainable development.