On 27 June, Joana Bento, Programme Manager and Acting Head of the Public Finance Division, joined an Accountability Panel Discussion as a part of USAID’s Strengthening Public Financial Management and Public Accountability (PFM/PA) training in Pretoria South Africa.

The panel focused on both the challenges and importance of the role of building PFM capacity and accountability ecosystems for efficient, transparent and accountable governance while facing the challenges of democratic backsliding we are witnessing across the globe.

The Strengthening PFM/PA course introduces USAID staff to essential concepts and components of PFM and PA systems. It is an opportunity for participants from a wide breadth of USAID staff, to learn about the core PFM and PA functions and explore tools for assessment, design and implementation of PFM and PA capacity development programmes.