Question

Benefits of social audit in government organizations

Answer 1

Answer:

benefits of social audit:

(a) Trains the community on participatory local planning.

(b) Encourages local democracy.

(c) Encourages community participation.

(d) Benefits disadvantaged groups.

(e) Promotes collective decision making and sharing responsibilities.

(f) Develops human resources and social capital

To be effective, the social auditor must have the right to:

1. seek clarifications from the implementing agency about any decision-making, activity, scheme, income and expenditure incurred by the agency;

2. consider and scrutinize existing schemes and local activities of the agency; and

3. access registers and documents relating to all development activities undertaken by the implementing agency or by any other government department.

Explanation:

A social audit helps to narrow gaps between vision/goal and reality, between efficiency and effectiveness. It is a technique to understand, measure, verify, report on and to improve the social performance of the organization. Social auditing creates an impact upon governance.