It enables community members, health providers, and government officials to work together to identify and overcome health coverage quality and obstacles to equality. The approach is simple, can be adapted for varied contexts, and can systematically pinpoint and address the specific challenges women face in health services.
CARE Malawi pioneered the CSC methodology in 2002, and since then, it has become an internationally recognized social accountability tool, spreading within CARE and beyond. CARE now has over a decade of experience implementing CSC across a range of sectors, including health, food security, water and sanitation, education, and governance, and in countries such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Nepal, and Egypt.
