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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, PTF CSO Guidelines, and documents below. See also PTF`s most recent Annual Report (2008) and the status of PTF supported projects across the globe.
News
World Bank renews its support for PTF (20 January 2010)
Today Dan Ritchie, on
behalf of PTF, signed an agreement with the World Bank for a new
US$400,000 grant in support of its Citizens Aganist Corruption
program. Octavio Canuto, Vice President, signed on behalf of the
Bank. The grant will be used to fund some 15 projects to fight
corruption to be implemented by PTF`s partner civil society
organizations. PTF`s new Chair, Anabel Cruz, thanking the Bank for
its vote of confidence, noted that "This is the Bank`s fifth
annual grant to the PTF, bringing its total assistance to PTF to
US$1.7 million. PTF is now entering its 10th year stronger than
ever before. Over these years it has been able to demonstrate that
citizens can play a key role in making public officials more honest
and accountable".Photo shows Jim Brumby, PREM Sector Manager (left) with Dan Ritchie, PTF Secretary (right).
Anabel Cruz appointed new PTF Chair (11 January 2010)
The PTF Board today
appointed Anabel Cruz as its new Chair replacing Kumi Naidoo who
has steppped down after six years to become Executive Director of
Greenpeace. Anabel has served on the
PTF Board for five years. She is currently also Chair of the Board
of CIVICUS, as well as the founder of ICD in Uruquay and the
Manager of FONTRA. "PTF is exceedingly fortunate in having as
its new Board Chair a highly experienced CSO activist from Latin
America who is also widely known for leading the citizens` fight
against corruption in her country" declared Kumi "I am
confident that she will lead PTF with skill and dedication".
Replacing Anabel Cruz as Vice-Chair isFrank Vogl. Pierre
Landell-Mills, PTF President noted that "We are immensely
fortunate to have Frank as our Vice-Chair as he brings to our
deliberations vast experience of the media and communications, as
well as years of activism in anti-corruption work and corporate
ethics.
Check out PTF`s new grant guidelines (18 December 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 PTF CSO Guidelines.
PTF President, Pierre Landell-Mills, comments, "The new guidelines are aproduct of PTF`s continuing efforts to find and support high-impact-oriented projects to fight corruption. They build on ten yearsof experience since PTF was started in 2000."
The FONTRA-PTF partnership continues to forge ahead in South America (16 December 2009)
Under the leadership Anabel Cruz, Director of ICD in Uruuquay, FONTRA has supported 17 projects submitted by CSOs in the cone countries of South America. These projects, selected from among some 250 proposals, all aim to reduce corruption by directly engaging with public authorities. Anabel Cuz, reporting to the Seventh Inter-America Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held in Punta del Este December 1-3, announced that FONTRA expects to have provided grants to some 30 CSO anti-corruption projects by the end of 2010. See full Press Release.
PTF provides a grant to promote sustainable procurement
monitoring in the Philippines (29 Oct 2009)
On 29 October 2009 Gerry van den Linden, on behalf of PTF, signed a grant agreement
for US$ 29,508 in support of the Evilio B. Javier Foundation in the Philippines. The aim
of the grant is to help strengthen local mechanisms for civil society to monitor local
government procurement in the provinces of Davao and Cebu. This will involve training
some 125 bids and awards committee observers to establish a permanent presence in
the procurement process.
PTF has a new Treasurer (1 August 2009)
On 1
August 2009 Ron Points took over responsibility
for PTF`s finances from Randolph Andersen who has served as PTF`s
Treasurer since 2000. Ron is an internationally recognized
specialist in government accounting and financial management. He
has over 35 years of experience in identifying and documenting
financial accounting and reporting policies and requirements,
providing guidance on appropriate internal control designs,
applying generally accepted accounting standards for financial
accounting systems and conducting financial management
seminars.Mr. Points was the United States representative to the
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) International
Public Sector Accounting Standards Board which is responsible for
establishing International Public Sector Accounting Standards
(IPSAS) for governments. He has had a distinguished career
holding important management positions with
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the US Governmrent and the World Bank.
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