The goal of the project is to support democratic governance and enhance the participation of civil society in decision-making processes at the local level. The project focuses on three main components. First, the project aims to help community organizations, both Islamic and secular, including women-focused organizations, to strengthen people's participation in the democratic process.
The project aims to identify, implement, and showcase transparent and accountable practices in decentralized government operations in Sulawesi, with the aim of reducing opportunities for corruption. It assists local governments in Sulawesi in implementing transparent government administration practices in three areas: licensing and identification cards, performance incentives, and procurement.
BASICS is a key CIDA project that is helping to improve decentralized local governance in Sulawesi. BASICS focuses primarily on capacity development at the district/city level to assist governments and/or legilative councils in exercising their roles and responsibilities to plan and budget for the delivery of social services. At the provincial level, the project is helping to provide improved guidance, support and supervision to the districts/cities within their jurisdiction.