SOCIAL AUDIT OF HARIT PRAYAS

Now with HARIT PRAYAS we have crossed more than 18 months and we are able to come out with a model of project which is owned and now managed by the community also. After 18 months of the project it is good that community would do the social audit of the project impact  inrelation with the  process, result and estimated expenditure on the project. Let’s see the community observation and audit process of HARIT PRAYAS.

What is social audit of HARIT PRAYAS?

Social audit of HARIT PRAYAS refers to the steps that are taken to ensure that the work done under HARIT PRAYAS project is actually benefiting the people whom it is intended to benefit. It is based on the principle that the local target community should be carried out, as much as possible, with the consent and in complete understanding of the requirements of the people concerned. It is a process and not an event. Thus, Social Audit is nothing but understanding, measuring, reporting, and most importantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the local governance with effect from HARIT PRAYAS project.

Objectives of Social Auditing of HARIT PRAYAS project

• Accurate identification of requirements of target community
• Prioritization of developmental activities as per requirements of target community
• Proper utilization of funds under HARIT PRAYAS in relation with the results set for the target community
• Conformity of the developmental activity with the stated goals
• Quality of service under HARIT PRAYAS project

                                 

How we can proceed for the social audit of HARIT PRAYAS?

Community Based and Managed Organisations (CBMOs) in the form of Farmers club along with Mahilla Mandals can lead this process of social audit and could submit a brief report of two pages (in Hindi) on their observation on the success/failure of HARIT PRAYAS project and would also state and estimated amount of expanse they think incurred in the HARIT PRAYAS project.  The probable format in Hindi is attached here. The format must be filled b the community (CBMOs) without any influence of the team. Also it must be filled for each and every village. Villagers can take 7-10 days to complete the process and would also submit one page report on the process part. HARIT PRAYAS team could facilitate the process of social audit of HARIT PRAYAS in terms of making community and CBMOs clear on the aspect of social audit of HARIT PRAYAS.

What at the end team has to do?

At the end  in each and every village the report must be shared with the community presence through presentation where PRI members could also be invited.

Also all the village reports submitted by the community could be compiled and we would have the social audit report of 64 villages of HARIT PRAYAS in the Bundelkhand region stating the process and progress of HARIT PRAYAS.

We have to complete the process by 30^th September 2012, HARIT PRAYAS Jhansi team has already started and going to complete the process by 19^th September. Once the process would complete team has to send me the scan copy of the social audit report submitted b the each village CBMOs and the report on the process part.