Where does the money from Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth go? Who manages it, and how can communities track it?
The Follow the Money Toolkit is a practical resource designed to help communities, civil society organisations and citizens understand and monitor public revenues, expenditures and resource flows linked to mining.
Produced by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) under the ENABLE Project – Enhancing Advocacy and Capacity Building of CBOs and CSOs for Natural Resource Governance and Community-led Engagement in Zimbabwe, the toolkit simplifies complex public finance and mining revenue issues and provides practical tools for community monitoring and accountability.
The guide takes readers through public finance, mining revenue, following the money, where to find answers, community monitoring tools, case studies and taking action.
It is designed to help communities move from simply asking questions about mineral wealth to finding information, tracking public resources and demanding greater transparency and accountability.
This toolkit was made possible through financial support from the European Union (EU) and support from Bread for the World.
CNRG and ZIMCODD acknowledge the valuable contribution and support of the project partners, communities and civil society organisations whose experiences and insights informed this resource.
The toolkit seeks to strengthen the capacity of communities and civil society to track public revenues, expenditures and resource flows, and to promote transparency, accountability and meaningful participation in natural resource governance.
The contents of this publication are the responsibility of CNRG and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or Bread for the World.
FOLLOW THE MONEY. DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.
Read the toolkit. Use the tools. Ask the questions. Follow the money.