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Tax Justice Network Africa will be convening civil society organisations (CSOs) from 9 African counties in Entebbe, Uganda for the mid-term evaluation of the Scaling Up Tax Justice (SCUT) project from 7th to 9 October 2024.
The meeting seeks to take stock of country-level interventions aimed at achieving the SCUT project goal of improving policies and laws to track and stop illicit financial flows, enhance fair and equitable tax revenue mobilisation, and strengthen social contracts in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Mozambique, Liberia, Senegal, Cameroun, and Tunisia.
The project, currently in its third phase, is being implemented by TJNA and its members Le Centre Régional Africain pour le Développement Endogène et Communautaire (CRADEC) from Cameroon, Forum Civil from Senegal, Observatoire Tunisien de l'Économie (OTE) from Tunisia, East African Tax and Governance Network (EATGN), Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), Integrity Watch Liberia and the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) Uganda.
The project is part of TJNA’s ongoing efforts to promote a just, prospering, and self-reliant Africa by advocating for policies that ensure the continent can sustainably harness its resources for the betterment of its people.
The SCUT project targets parliamentarians, journalists, and civil society activists to increase engagement on key issues surrounding tax justice, domestic resource mobilization, and illicit financial flows. The goal is to raise public awareness, clarify complex taxation issues, and hold governments accountable, thereby reinforcing the social contract between the state and its citizens.
The SCUT project outlines four primary outcomes aimed at addressing these goals:
- Strengthening Civil Society Capacity in the targeted countries to advocate for tax justice, engage the public, improve DRM, and effectively track and stop IFFs.
- Empowering the Media to report and publish stories on tax justice and IFFs. This effort will help demystify these issues and increase public awareness and discourse.
- Supporting the African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (APNIFFT) with the technical skills necessary to monitor, design, and advocate for policies that promote equitable taxation and improved DRM. This support will also strengthen efforts to track and curb IFFs.
- Encouraging Collaboration, networking, and coordination among civil society groups at the national, regional, and global levels. This collaborative approach aims to create a unified front in tracking and stopping IFFs while improving DRM across the continent.
The mid-term evaluation is also set to yield several critical outcomes aimed at improving overall project implementation efficiency and effectiveness.
For further information on the SCUT project, please contact Ishmael Zulu at izulu[@]taxjusticeafrica.net.