CSBAG
The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) is a Ugandan nonprofit organization that was founded in 2004 to bring together Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at national and district levels with the view of influencing government decisions on resource mobilization and utilization for equitable and sustainable development. Since its inception, CSBAG has influenced the budgetary process in Uganda by ensuring that both local and national budgets incorporate views of the poor and that they are gender sensitive. History. CSBAG was formed in 2004 by a group of Non Governmental Organisations led by Uganda Debt Network (UDN), Uganda National NGO Forum  (UNNGOF), Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) and Oxfam GB in Uganda. The coalition was created out of the desire to collectively influence government policies and effectively participate in the setting of national budget priorities in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED). In 2013, the CSO group was nominated to the steering committee on budget transparency by the MoFPED. In 2014, CSBAG was admitted to two government sector working groups: the Accountability Sector Working Group and the Works and Transport Sector Working Group. Function. Vision The CSBAG vision is: A Uganda with a people  centered budget that dignifies humanity. Mission The CSBAG mission is: Working towards ensuring that resource mobilization, allocation and utilization is inclusive for a transformed Uganda. Objectives The main objectives of CSBAG are to: Activities The core activities of CSBAG are to: Focus Districts CSBAG's focus district areas of operation are; Sheema, Kibaale, Agago, Abim and Kibaale. Membership. As of June 2015, the coalition had nearly 78 member Civil Society Organizations that include among others the following: