Our Vision

Public resources are well managed to benefit all citizens for poverty reduction in the country.

Our Mission

To apply the analytical tools of Public Social Accountability Monitoring (PSAM) and Public Expenditure Tracking (PETs) in ensuring that there is proper public resource management and good governance in the country.

About WAJIBU

WAJIBU - Institute of Public Accountability is a reputable think-tank institution which was established in 2015 with the purpose of fostering an environment that supports public financial accountability (PFA) and good governance in Tanzania. WAJIBU works to empower citizens and their representatives to demand proper accountability and good governance on the collection and use of public resources. It mobilises public engagement with duty bearers and the elected representatives (Members of Parliament, Councilors and Street/Village Chairpersons) on issues of public financial accountability and good governance.

In achieving WAJIBU's vision and mission, WAJIBU focuses on four broad objectives which are;

1.Strengthening Citizen Engagement in understanding the Public Financial Accountability concept,

2.Enhan...

What we do

WAJIBU's Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 is dedicated to tackle PFA issues by using a comprehensive Theory of Change. This approach guides the achievement of project outcomes by emphasising effective advocacy efforts, grounded in four pivotal strategic objectives. These objectives serve as the backbone of the organisation's Annual Operational Plans, ensuring the delivery of essential outputs, outcomes, and impactful program implementations. WAJIBU's approach to addressing the country's PFA challenges is distinguished by its high-level, dependable, and sustainable strategies encapsulated within the following four key objectives:

Impact

Since its establishment in 2015 as a think-tank institution, WAJIBU has been fostering good governance principles of transparency and accountability in the collection and use of public resources in Tanzania. WAJIBU has engaged various strategic stakeholders including citizens' led PETs/SAM Committees; youth from 9 Higher Learning Institutions; Government Officials from (MoEST, PO-RALG, MoF, NAOT, PPRA, PCCB), Parliamentary Oversight Committees (PAC, LAAC, PIC); the Parliamentary Budget Office; Elected Representatives (Member of Parliaments, Councillors); and media houses.