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Partnership for Transparency Fund
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Welcome to the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF)
PTF is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to helping civil society play an effective role in the design, implementation and monitoring of national anti-corruption programs.The basic premise for creating PTF is that the civil society has an important role to play in the development of anti-corruption and good governance programs, and it can play this role more effectively if it is independent, financially, from government or direct bilateral or multilateral funding. There is Information on PTF, press releases, examples of PTF supported projects, and documents (see below).
News
Check out PTF`s new grant guidelines (8 May 2009)
PTF has strengthened its guidelines for
evaluating proposals aimed at ensuring the projects it supports
achieve a real impact in reducing corruption. Click on the new
pages on "How to
Apply for a Grant", "Evaluation of Project
Proposals", and "Project Completion
Assessment".
PTF President, Pierre Landell-Mills, comments, "The new guidelines are a product of PTF`s continuing efforts to find and support high-impact action-oriented projects to fight corruption. They build on ten years of experience since PTF was started in 2000."
The new guidelines, prepared by a team of PTF`s advisers led by
Geert van der Linden, aims to assist CSO applicants to sharpen
their anti-corruption proposals. The guidelines emphasize that
CSOs initiatives should be actively aimed at "reducing
corruption... not just talking about it or measuring it." To
help enhance CSO`s capacity to crafting solid and innovative
projects, PTF is also continuing to increase its pool of volunteer advisers and resource
persons who help in reviewing and monitoring of PTF grants.
PTF receives a new grant from the World Bank (28 Jan 2009)
PTF has received a new grant for US$550,000 from the World Bank in support of its anti-corruption work in developing countries. This is the fourth annual grant to PTF made by the Development Grant Facility of the World Bank, bringing its total support to US$1.3 million. Read the full Press Release.
PTF welcomes new Executive Manager (1 Jan 2009)
The Partnership for Transparency Fund hires a
new Executive Manager in the person of Dr. Pietronella van den
Oever. Starting January 1, 2009, she will manage the grant-making
facilities and operations of the PTF. She is taking over from the
excellent work of PTF Founding President and CEO, Pierre
Landell-Mills, who will remain as President.
Pietronella van den Oever was born and raised in The Netherlands.
She pursued graduate studies in the United States, earning a
Master`s degree at Cornell University and a PhD at the University
of Southern California in Los Angeles. She started her
international career with the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization as a rural development specialist and lived for many
years in West Africa. Throughout her career, she has straddled
the intersection between the life sciences and the social
sciences, working in diverse settings such as the World
Conservation Union in Geneva, and the Population Reference Bureau
in Washington, D.C. She is presently a retiree of the World Bank,
which she joined in 1994.
PTF-supported YSD campaign receives public support in India (5 November 2008)
On the occasion of "Vigilance Week"
which is observed all over India, the Youth for Social
Development (YSD), a PTF grantee, organized a two-day signature
campaign against corruption last 3-4 November 2008. Some 711
citizens joined and signed up for the campaign in those two days,
which was organized in cooperation with the Vigilance Department
of Brahmapur.
The campaign also involved distribution of anti-corruption campaign materials and public education that tells people "not to bribe". It has received positive public response, with a dozen phone calls consisting of inquiries on how to help fight corruption and offers of support to the YSD advocacy work.
UK
Awards PTF Major New Grant (July 2008)
The UK Government`s Department of International Development has
awarded PTF a £2million (US$3.55 million) grant to fund a
significant expansion of its anti-corruption program over the
next five years. "This is a major breakthrough for civil
society`s fight against corruption in the world`s poorer
countries" said PTF Chair Kumi Naidoo.
Read full press release.
Philippine news features PTF project (2 June 2008)
One year after the PTF grant completion, Textbook Count, the
Ateneo School of Government`s G-Watch project in the Philippines,
is still going strong. The partner agency, Department of
Education, adopts it as part of its regular program. See article:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/98684/DepEd-adopts-Textbook-Walk.
PTF issues Annual Report (May, 2008)
On 15 May 2008, Kumi Naidoo announced the publication of PTF`s
first Annual Report. "This report charts PTF activities
since its launch in 2000 as a unique international civil society
organization (CSO) dedicated to supporting CSOs across the globe
ready to fight corruption by directly engaging with public
agencies." The report includes a comprehensive statement of
PTF`s mission and operating principles.
Pilot anti-corruption projects in Asia yield success (Mar 25, 2008)
PTF Adviser Khalid Siraj reported the success
of pilot anti-corruption projects in Asia. "These projects
have made important contributions to the fight against corruption
in each country while yielding key lessons for future similar
projects," he said. The PTF`s program for Asia was supported
through a grant of US$150,000 from the Asian Development Bank. It
culminated in a regional workshop in Manila last November 29,
2007.
See full copy of PTF-ADB Project
Completion Report. See individual project reports Mongolia
WSP, Mongolia
WWF, Pakistan
Heartfile,
Philippines ECOLINK, Philippines
G-Watch.
PTF receives $530,000 in new funding (Feb 20, 2008)
The Partnership for Transparency Fund has received grants totalling $530,000 to expand its global funding of civil society projects to fight corruption and promote good governance. A World Bank grant of $380,000 and a Bank-Netherlands Breakthrough Facility grant of $150,000 will be used to support specific, replicable projects by civil society organizations. The World Bank funds will be used globally. The Breakthrough facility will focus on one or two countries in East Africa. A unique feature of both grants is the partnership with Global Integrity, an independent international organization tracking the quality of good governance indicators in more than 60 countries. The analyses by Global Integrity will assist the PTF in supporting focused projects in selected countries.
PTF
signs Country Program for Philippines (Feb 7, 2008)
The PTF signs an agreement with the Makati Business Club (MBC) for a Country Program in the Philippines. MBC is the secretariat of the Coalition Against Corruption (CAC), an alliance formed, consisting of the business sector, the Church and the civil society, to fight corruption. MBC Executive Director Albert Lim, CAC Chairman Jose Cuisia, and PTF Board Member Geert van der Linden are the signatories.
The PTF`s Country Program sets strategic direction to its
engagement at the country level. From its six separate projects
in the Philippines since 2003, which include G-Watch`s textbook
delivery monitoring and ECOLINK`s local government vehicle
monitoring, all current projects shall now be synergized into a
target focus that maximizes impact. PTF-MBC collaboration covers
the period of 2008-2013 and aims to complete five projects every
year.
PTF documents available:
On this site you can read how to Apply for a Grant and
Project Evaluation Criteria.
If you have further questions or concerns, please contact us by
writing to ptf@partnershipfortransparency.info.Wewould
be glad to hear from you. For a wealth of informationandcontacts
on the corruption issue, see also the website
ofTransparencyInternational (www.transparency.org).Links to related websites:
Ethics World carries reports of PTF supported projects and much other material on corruption: see www.ethicsworld.com/research.htmlTransparency International national chapters have received support from PTF: see www.transparency.org for a wealth of information on fighting corruption
CIVICUS provides a strong support for civil society action including fighting corruption; see www.civicus.org