Ecuador

Enhancing transparency and accountability

The challenges of technical capacity, transparency, and citizen participation have hindered effective and participatory governance in Ecuador. To address this, Counterpart’s USAID-funded program, New Partnerships in Open Government in Ecuador, aims to enhance transparency and accountability by strengthening the capacity of civil society, government, academia, and the private sector.

It supports the implementation of the Open Government Partnership, including the adoption of open government models, reforms, and mechanisms for citizen participation and accountability. The program ensures the success of the first Open Government Partnership National Action Plan, strengthens the capacity of the Ecuadorian government through the co-creation and implementation of reforms in the Second Action Plan, and aids the development of open government principles in local government, specifically supporting the municipality of Quito.

The partnership also promotes inclusivity by involving diverse groups, including disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, and employs a participatory dialogue methodology to generate practical proposals for Ecuador’s Second National Action Plan.

Results from the last year

1,260

marginalized people reached

300+

proposals created

15

proposals adopted

PROJECTS

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Dispatches from Ecuador

Multi-Stakeholder Model Aims to Prevent Violence Against Women in Ecuador

Multi-Stakeholder Model Aims to Prevent Violence Against Women in Ecuador

With the onset of COVID-19 came an alarming increase in cases of domestic violence in Ecuador. Counterpart’s Open Government Project sought to prevent, address and monitor gender-based violence in the...
Civil Society Leads Democracy Code Reform for Ecuador

Civil Society Leads Democracy Code Reform for Ecuador

On December 3rd, the Ecuadorean legislature approved important reforms to the Democracy Code, the electoral law that defines and guides political processes. With this approval, the pressure is on for...