Civil society groups have formulated a number of proposed reforms to address implementation issues including proposals to improve the representativitiy and capacity of the CDC Committee and to improve and strengthen citizen participation and accountability. This paper argues that emerging examples of good practices and the mere variety of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) schemes worldwide would suggest that it is possible to build safeguards into the system to ensure transparency, promote public participation and substantially curb corruption. From a civil society perspective concerned with poverty alleviation, transparency and accountability, this paper identifies critical features of a more effective CDF.

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