http://ansa-eap.net/rss/ en-us 40 ANSA-EAP Feeds A school building in Putik Central School in Zamboanga has large cracks in its walls and was declared unsafe, but was not renovated; 5,000 students shared 2 toilets in Araullo High School in Manila; students in Santa Fe Central School in Leyte shared a classroom that also “triples” as a home economics classroom and a variety store. But in little more than a year, things have started to change in the Philippines. How? Check My School.org. Reporting problems to the Department of... Thu, 17 May 2012 03:31:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/05/17/article-on-cms-from-wbi/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/05/17/article-on-cms-from-wbi/ The ANSA-EAP stocktaking report features features a collection of mapping write-ups from ANSA-EAP's four priority countries -; Cambodia , Indonesia , Mongolia and the Philippines . It is composed of three parts: Part I gives an overview and introduction of social accountability (SAc) and other related concepts. It contains a brief description of ANSA-EAP's social accountability mapping project and the process employed by each of the priority countries in conducting the research.  Part... Tue, 08 May 2012 06:34:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/resources/geographic/social-accountability-stocktaking-reports/ http://ansa-eap.net/resources/geographic/social-accountability-stocktaking-reports/ On April 19 and 20, 2012, the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC), ANSA EAP's partner on social accountability in the extractive industry, convened a 2-day writeshop to draft a case study report on their experience in implementing a Community Scorecard (CSC). The writeshop had 30 participants coming from the municipal government of Buenavista, barangay captains and councilors, MACEC leaders, representatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and... Tue, 08 May 2012 03:32:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/learning-in-action/constructive-engagement/hangkaan-towards-a-participatory-case-study-writing/ http://ansa-eap.net/learning-in-action/constructive-engagement/hangkaan-towards-a-participatory-case-study-writing/ Theology students from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) participated in the Check My School (CMS) validation of school information and services in two public schools in Manila, held 23, 26, and 28 March 2012. Together with the CMS team and other youth volunteers, the DLS-CSB students validated data reported by the Department of Education (DepEd) on available school services of Marcella Agoncillo Elementary School in Binondo and Rafael Palma Elementary School in Vito Cruz.... Mon, 07 May 2012 05:46:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/dls-csb-students-of-theology-participate-in-validation-of-public-school-information-and-services/ http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/dls-csb-students-of-theology-participate-in-validation-of-public-school-information-and-services/ Evaluating the Performance of ANSA-EAP DRAFT Terms of Reference Background and Rationale 1.  The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) was set up in 2008 as an initiative of the Ateneo School of Government with funding from the World Bank's Development Grant Facility or DGF (2008-11); it was incorporated in 2011 with 5 founding trustees from the region. 2.  The regional network’s work in mainstreaming the social accountability... Sat, 05 May 2012 06:03:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/looking-for-short-term-consultant/ http://ansa-eap.net/looking-for-short-term-consultant/ The World Bank Institute (WBI) uploaded the video of the brown bag lunch (BBL) where Mr. Dondon Parafina gave a presentation on the checkmyschool.org platform. The BBL addressed the results of checkmyschool one year into the project in the Philippines and how Moldova is learning from checkmyschool.org. Issues of scale and replication were also discussed. The BBL was held last May 01, 2012 at the World Bank "I" building, 1850 Eye Street, Washington, DC,Room I2-250 from 10:00 -11:30 AM EST.... Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/video-of-checkmyschool-bbl-presentation/ http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/video-of-checkmyschool-bbl-presentation/ As part of Mr. Dondon Parafina's presentation on checkmyschool to the world bank, ANSA-EAP produced a series of videos to illustrate the story of checkmyschool, its accomplishments and the lessons learned during its pilot implementation. The first video gives an overview of the checkmyschool initiative.  What it is, how it was conceptualized and how it is implemented. The second video discusses the partners and stakeholders of the checkmyschool project. The third video discusses the... Wed, 02 May 2012 05:52:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/checkmyschool-videos/ http://ansa-eap.net/networking/thematic-focus/education/checkmyschool-videos/ eNews | 30 April 2012 | Visit our website at www.ansa-eap.net ANSA-EAP's Stocktaking Guide ANSA-EAP's stocktaking framework uses four tools: scanning, scoping, mapping, and profiling. The templates serve as guides to help the researcher/investigator in scrutinizing the wider arena of social accountability. The researcher may add details and revise the items according to the goals, objectives and specific outputs of his/her study. The stocktaking guide can be downloaded here . ANSA-EAP... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:58:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/newsletters/ansa-eap-newsletter-18/ http://ansa-eap.net/newsletters/ansa-eap-newsletter-18/ Mr. Dondon Parafina, Network Coordinator of ANSA-EAP, will present the accomplishments and lessons learned by checkmyschool this past year in a brown bag lunch (BBL) at the World Bank office in Washington DC on May 1, 2012 (10:00 - 11:30* AM EST). Check My School( checkmyschool.org ) is an interactive platform and a comprehensive database on the government's education services that allows parents, students and educators in the Philippines to monitor school funding and report on any issues,... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:24:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/04/25/one-year-of-checking-schools/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/04/25/one-year-of-checking-schools/ A new case study on the Textbook Count Program by the G-Watch Project of the Ateneo School of Government was released by the Partnership for Transparency Fund .  The Textbook Count Program is a formal partnership between the Departnment of Education (DepEd) and the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) that helps ensure the timely distribution of the correct quantity and quality of textbooks to public schools. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:07:00 GMT http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/04/25/case-study-on-textbook-count-released/ http://ansa-eap.net/news/2012/04/25/case-study-on-textbook-count-released/