IFIwatchnet connects organisations worldwide which are monitoring international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the IMF, and regional development banks.
It aims to:
- Pool independent information about IFIs from a broad range of civil society sources and make it easier for people to find what they need;
- Improve communication between IFI-watchers, increasing mutual awareness of outputs and collaboration on activities;
- Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IFI watching organisations through new information sharing approaches
To achieve this the website aims to offer a number of services including:
- IFIwatchers calendar. An online tool that allows participants to share their information about relevant events with each other.
- IFIwatchers ring. Co-ordinating participant organisations linking their websites together
- Search engine. Providing a search engine that will allow users to search for alternative and independent perspectives on the activities of IFIs.