The second Advisory Group Meeting, organized by BIGD, was held on the June 14, 2016 at the CPTU Conference Room. The meeting was primarily held to discuss the progress of the implementation of the social accountability component under PPRP II (Extension Phase). Chaired by Ms. Parveen Akhter, Director at CPTU, the meeting was attended by the advisory group members and participants from both CPTU and BIGD.
Md. Rafiqul Islam Talukdar, Senior Program Manager at BIGD gave a brief overview of the progress of the project. This was followed by a discussion on the piloting of the citizen engagement strategy, led by Dr. Mirza Hassan, Adjunct Fellow at BIGD and Team Leader of the Social Accountability Component of PPRP II. Two key representatives from ASOD and ESDO, the two field implementation partners of BIGD, shared their field experience, including the barriers they sometimes had to face. All the members reinforced the need to be mindful about the Citizen Committees to make sure that they do not try manipulating the procurement system.