Challenges

Engaging communities in social spending monitoring can be challenging particularly in cases where data available is too messy and technical. Understanding daunting data on social spending also requires capacity to analyze the data presented. Being able to scrutinize these social spending data is crucial for communities to make sure that benefits from extractive operations are maximized and spent as they are designed by the law. 

Questions for ACCESS

ACCESS Tool is an easy way for civil society organizations, peoples organizations, and local government authorities to visualize the flow social spending funds from extractive companies and where the money is being spent by category and geographical location. 

How much social spends are available for spending?

The tool shows high-level data including total spending, total remaining funds, and utilization rate.

How was the money allocated and where did it go?

The tool visualizes the spending data and groups them into categories using charts and maps.

What projects were funded using the social spending funds?

For more in-depth analysis of social spending, a table listing down all the projects and their status is available.

Who is ACCESS for?

ACCESS is for civil society organizations and peoples organizations who wants to scrutinize social spending by extractive companies and local government authorities who wants to better align development plans on social spending funding of extractive companies they host