Public finance for children
Supporting governments to make domestic resources and budget processes work better for children
In the Eastern and Southern Africa region, UNICEF’s work on public finance is guided by a simple framework to identify opportunities and prioritize activities at the country level.
For sectors that matter most for children, this includes:
- Measure and monitor investment;
- Maximize the impact of investment; and
- Increase investment.
The most common analytical tools can be broadly mapped to these three areas (see below). Click on any of the corresponding tools below to be taken directly to country examples. Public finance studies developed by the regional office can also be accessed here.
Resources
Measuring and monitoring
Measuring and monitoring
Budget briefs
Thematic budget analyses
Angola
Bottleneck Analysis of the WASH Sector (2023)
Eswatini
Social Policy Brief Series (2024)
Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) in Eswatini (2023)
Madagascar
The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in Madagascar (2021)
Malawi
Social Policy Brief (2024)
Immunization and Nutrition Supplies Budget Process Mapping (2021)
Immunization and Nutrition Supplies Budget Process Mapping (2020)
Namibia
Strengthening Health Procurement for Impact (2021)
Zimbabwe
High Level Policy Dialogue on Healthcare Financing in Zimbabwe (2021)
Citizens budgets
Maximizing impact
Public Expenditure Reviews (PERs)
Angola (2023)
Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS)
Lesotho
Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys Guide (2022)
Madagascar
Education (2021)
Value for money and equity analyses
Public financial management
Increasing
Costing and financing studies
Investment cases
Burundi
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Investments in Early Childhood (2021)
Investment Case for Adolescent | English (Report) (Summary) (2020)
Investment Case for Adolescent | French (Report) (Summary) (2020)
Eswatini
Investment Case for Sustainable Energy in Health and Education Facilities (2023)
Madagascar
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Value-Added Tax Exemption for Soap (2021)
Uganda
Investing in the Future: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pre-Primary Education in Uganda (2023)
Investment Case for ECD (2020)
Local governance and financing