Espacios Abiertos
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Founded in 2014, Espacios Abiertos is a non-governmental organisation based in San Juan, Puerto Rico working on democracy & civil society.
Espacios Abiertos is an independent non-profit based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, founded in 2014 following a multi-year grant from Open Society Foundations. It works to strengthen civic participation and public accountability in Puerto Rico. Its work includes research, reports and publications on public finances, public debt and the restructuring under PROMESA, tracking the spending of public funds, and building public understanding of budgets and debt. It runs the Observatorio Fiscal data platform and is governed by an independent board of directors. The organisation states that it does not seek or accept public funds and is financed by private foundations and individuals.
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Observatorio Fiscal
Democracy & Civil society · Puerto Rico
Interactive platform that makes Puerto Rico's fiscal and financial information accessible to experts and the public, including municipal budget dashboards, public debt data, and data on the restructuring process and its consultant and legal costs.
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Open Society Foundations, Centro para una Nueva Economía, ACLU de Puerto Rico, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Clínica de Asistencia Legal de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
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