OVERVIEW

This series, Collaborating for Change: How civil society organizations and audit offices can hold government accountable for the Sustainable Development Goals, produced in collaboration with the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation, provides CSOs with information, strategies and tools to effectively engage with audit offices and oversight bodies. It can also be helpful for audit offices that are looking to collaborate with CSOs and other stakeholders.

This first publication explains the basic concepts of performance auditing and describes the complementary roles of CSOs and auditors in holding governments accountable for their promises to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.