Human Rights Budgeting & Corruption in Local Level Governance

Curriculum

4 Sections
28 Lessons
Lifetime

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Module 1. Human Rights Budgeting Overview: What is it and Why do it?
8
Module 2. Implications of Human Rights Budgeting for Local Level Governance
8
Module 3. Influence of corruption on human rights and how to combat it
11
Final Assignment: Create your own human rights budget
2
- 4.1
  Human Rights Budget Poster
- 4.2
  Well done!

Module 1. Human Rights Budgeting Overview: What is it and Why do it?

Module reflection and facilitation

Reflection questions

To what extent is your own local government budget in accordance with human rights conventions ratified by your national government?
To what extent is your own local government budgeting process in accordance with the following procedural rights found in the ICCPR:
The right of people to participate in the conduct of public affairs? The right of access to information? If so, please provide concrete examples.
Who are the most relevant stakeholders for a local human rights budget in your local government?
How would you initiate / strengthen human rights budgeting processes in your local government? Could your ICLD partnership and project support this process?

Facilitation tips

If you are a facilitator planning a session on this module, consult ICLD’s Democratic workshop’s handbook below for method tips. We suggest the following methods:

Start with Democracy fitness Active Listening earlier on in the workshop if possible
Coninue with Individual reflection followed by bee-hives
World Cafe method if participants have practical and concrete human right budgeting example to share with the group.
Circuit Training

ICLD’s Democratic Workshop handbook

Case study: Human Rights Budgeting Dilemmas, eThekwini, South Africa