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Supporting Citizens Against Corruption
Partnership forTransparency FundAnnual Report 2009
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PTF Registered Office 1875 Connecticut Ave Suite 1210 Washington DC 20009www.PTFUND.org
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Corruption on the part of governments, the private sector, and citizensobstructs development by contributing to inequality, unsustainablegrowth, and slower rates of poverty reduction. Over the last decade,societies have come to realize the extent to which corruption andbribery have undermined their welfare and hindered developmentefforts. The media, civic and business associations, trade unions andother non-governmental actors play a critical role in fostering publicdiscussion of corruption, increasing awareness about corruption, andmounting pressures for government and business reform. Experiencehas shown that the fight against corruption cannot be won without
citizens support, participation, and vigilance.
As an activist and researcher on civil society and its role in the promotion of democracy andtransparency in development processes, I have had the rewarding experience of working withcivil society organizations around the world and contributing to community engagement innational political, economic, and social life. In January 2010, I had the honor to be elected Chairof the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) following PTFs previous Chair, Kumi Naidoo,departure. Kumi Naidoo served as the PTF Chairman for over 8 years and will be greatlymissed.
Over the last decade, PTF has pioneered ways to assist civil society organizations to fightcorruption by helping to play an effective role in the design, implementation, and monitoring ofanti-corruption activities. We have come far over the last 10 years and expect to expand ouractivities significantly over the next five years across the developing world and especially in lowincome countries in Africa and South Asia. We look forward to continuing to work with our CSOpartners to fight against corruption and promote transparency and accountability.
This Annual Report bears testimony to the different constituents of the PTF family and their workin 2009: to the committed organizations that have received support from PTF, to our donors andsupporters and to a wonderful team of dedicated individuals, Board members, staff members,and advisers and volunteers. To all of them, I want to express the deepest gratitude for givingPTF the opportunity to make a contribution in the fight against corruption all over the world.
Anabel Cruz
Chair
Message from the Chair
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2009 was PTFs busiest year. Not only weremore than 30 new grants approved, almostdouble the 2008 total, but PTF negotiated amajor new $3 million dollar grant from theJapanese Social Development Fund (JSDF)and undertook an important study of theglobal experience in supporting the demandfor good governance.
A significant feature of PTFs furtherdevelopment in 2009 was the launch of ourSouth Asia program in partnership with thePublic Affairs Center in Bangalore, So far we
have made grants in support of fifteenprojects in India, two in Nepal, and one in SriLanka - in other words half of our projectswere in South Asia over the past year. This isexperimental in several ways, mostimportantly in supporting CSOs operating atthe community level, assisting the poorestfamilies who are deprived of the benefits ofsocial welfare programs by corrupt localofficials. A major focus of projects was onexploiting peoples rights to governmentinformation - a key issue in the effort toenhance transparency and curb corruption.
We saw major developments in all areas ofour work and a new strategic planning effortwas initiated given the likely major PTFexpansion in coming years. Thanks to theoutstanding dedication and tenacity of somany volunteers, the PTF model of providingsmall grants associated with formidableoperational expertise from our Advisers, isyielding excellent results. It is important torecognize that our grantees are pioneeringnew approaches to fighting corruption andtheir success stories need to be widely
disseminated - sharing the lessons of ourexperience is thus becoming a key PTFobjective.
Pierre Landell-MIlls
President
Message from thePresident
Ci t i zens succeed in mak ing the i r governments free of corruption.
The Partnership for Transparency Fundmobilizes expertise and resources to provideadvice and small grants to civil societyorganizations to engage citizens in actions toremove corruption in the public sector. PTF
strives to support innovative approaches,learn from its work and share the knowledgegained.
PTF has made available over USD $2.5million in small grants in support of 148 anti-corruption projects undertaken by civil societyorganizations in 44 countries.
Image of Adhar community village meeting focused onreducing corruption in nation wide social securityschemes in India.
Vision
Mission
Success
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Image of construction site in,Rajasthan, India. PTF funded project Combating Corruption in Rajasthan State byApplying Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 as a Tool has helped community members to become aware of the Actand actively file RTIs on personal grievances and related matters.
CIVIL SOCIETY & CORRUPTION
Over the past decade development specialists have increasingly come to recognize thatimproving welfare and wellbeing in developing countries is closely linked to improvedgovernance. Greater accountability, responsiveness to citizens, and transparency and honestyin the use of public resources is seen as critical to achieving improved development outcomes.It is also recognized that governance reform, to be sustainable, must come from internalpressures and cannot be successfully or sustainably imposed from the outside.
The Partnership for Transparency Fund was established in 2000 to help citizens to fightcorruption. PTF supports Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to play an effective role in thedesign, implementation, and monitoring of anti-corruption activities. PTF views CSOs as
important innovators, agenda setters, mobilizers, and monitors in achieving this vision. Our goalis to work with CSOs to pilot new mechanisms and approaches to improve transparency andaccountability of public agencies. PTF supports projects that give voice to civil society,demonstrate the value of constructive partnerships between government and civil society, andresult in capacity building through action learning.
Fighting Corruption
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Partnership for Transparency Fund projects
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KEY TOCOLORS
Total number ofPTF projects
as of April 2010
22
16
13 projects
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148 PROJECTS IN 44 COUNTRIES
Argentina 22Albania 1Azerbaijan 2Bolivia 4Brazil 2Bulgaria 1Cambodia 1Cameroon 2Chile 3Colombia 1Costa Rica 1Czech Republic 1Ecuador 4Ghana 2India 16
Indonesia 2Kazakhstan 1Kyrgyzstan 2Latvia 6Liberia 2Lithuania 2Moldova 4Mongolia 7Nepal 3Nicaragua 2Nigeria 2Pakistan 3Paraguay 4Peru 1Philippines 13
Poland 4Romania 2Russia 1Rwanda 2Serbia 1Sierra Leone 3Slovakia 1Sri Lanka 1Tanzania 4Timor L'Este 1Trinidad & Tobago 1Uganda 6Uruguay 3
Venezuela 1
The mission of the Partnership for TransparencyFund is to mobilize resources and expertise toprovide advice and small grants to civil societyorganizations wishing to engage in directactions to make governments more transparentand honest. PTF strives to learn from its work
and share knowledge.
www.partnershipfortransparency.info
ALL DATA AS OF APRIL 15, 2010
WHERE DOES PTF OPERATE?
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Image of YSD (Enabling Citizen Monitoring of PublicServices, Preventing Bribery to Foster Effective ServiceDelivery in Brahmapur city of Orissa) hoarding slum.
India.
GRANTS &TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PTF recognizes that for civil society to play akey role in holding governments accountableto their public, CSOs must be financiallyindependent both from government and fromother powerful vested interests, includingmajor donors. PTF provides support in theform of grants, typically of $30,000 or less, toCSOs to promote initiatives that are likely to
have a significant direct impact on increasingtransparency and discouraging corruption inthe public sector.
The PTF business model and approach areunique. It is an organization of senior, highlyexper ienced vo lun teer governancespecia lists retire d from devel opmentinstitutions. PTFs volunteers advise CSOgrantees on project design and grantmanagement and provide general coachingand mentoring. Projects are results-oriented,time-bound (typically 12-18 months) and
evaluated on completion. PTF will onlysupport projects that are seen to have adirect and sustainable impact on reducingcorruption. PTF seeks to encourageinnovative projects that pilot new replicableanti-corruption tools in country specificcontexts.
WHAT WE FUND
PTF has supported 148 projects over the
past ten years in 44 different countries.Lessons learned over the last decade haveshown the importance of the enablingenvironment.
PTF grants adenablin
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At leastmoderateamountof media
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Spacefor civilsocietyactivism
Governmentsacknowledgethey areaccountable
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Publicagencies arereceptive to
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In order for PTF grants to be the mosteffective, there has to be at least somereceptivity to citizen engagement and amodicum of independence for CSOs tooperate. Table 1 highlights some of theenabling conditions that contribute to thesuccess of a PTF-funded project. In additionto an enabling environment, experiencesuggests there are a number of other criticalsuccess factors. Table 2 illustrates the factorsthat commonly lead to the eventual successor failure of PTF-funded projects to helpensure substantial impact. Increasingly, thePTF is focusing its funding in a limitednumber of countries and providing continuingfinancial support to successful CSO partners.
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HOW DOES PTFOPERATE?
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Support and Revenue FY2009 FY2008
Grant Income
UK GTF $619,817 -
World Bank $550,000 $380,000
Other $30,000 -
FONTRA Program
Inter-American Development Bank $70,839 $49,137
Finland $16,000 -
Other FONTRA donations $75,618 $48,795
Investment Income $5,094 $6,074
Inputs in-kind (volunteers time) ** **
Total Income in Cash and kind $1,362,274 $477,932
Expenses
Grants*** $930,136 $716,291
Salaries & other Professional Fees $65,745 $30,306
Capacity Building $39,600 -
Regional Partners $106,500 $106,454
General & Admin $21,919 $16,341
Total Expenses $1,163,900 $869,392
Net Assets
Beginning of year $3,624,066 $423,317
End of Year $2,637,788 $3,624,066
* The FONTRA Program is in the Southern cone countries of South America and managed by the Instituto deComunicacin y Desarrollo in Uruguay.
** PTF receives a significant amount of donated time from volunteers in support of its programs and operations.Because no objective basis is available to measure the value of such time, no amount has been recorded for donatedtime by volunteers.
***Includes PTF grant to FONTRA for USD$ 80,000.
2009 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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The year 2009 was marked by a substantially expanded program. Total commitments surpassedUSD$2 million and cumulative disbursements reached USD$1.9 million. Thirty-six new grantswere offered in 2009 compared to twenty-six and eight in 2008 and 2007 respectively. Twelveprojects were completed in 2009, also a record. Table 3 illustrates PTFs annual progression incommitments. Based on experience and lessons learned over the last decade, PTF has startedconcentrating financial support more selectively. By focusing on fewer countries, PTF hassuccessfully been able to contribute to building a critical mass of CSO initiatives within selectcountries.
Table 3: Annual Progression in Co mitments*
2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of newgrants made
9 8 26 36
Average grant size(USD)
$20,805 $23,631 $24,473 $23,646
Committed $ $187,247 $189,044 $636,291 $851,263
Disbursed $ $103,000 $121,110 $416,942 $417,256
Total CumulativeCommitted $2000-2009
$976,856 $1,165,900 $1,802,191 $2,656,454
Total CumulativeDisbursed
2000-20009
$968,896 $1,090,006 $1,506,948 $1,924,204
2009 AT A GLANCE
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2009 AT A GLANCE
In 2009, PTF funded 18 initiatives in SouthAsia, 14 in Latin America (including FONTRAsupported projects), 5 in Central and EasternEurope, 3 in Africa, and 5 in East Asia. Out ofthe total funds allocated in 2009, 12 percentof funds went to East Asia, 48 percent toSouth Asia, 7% to Africa, 17% to the LatinAmerica and the Caribbean Region, and 15%to Central and Eastern Europe. Graph 1illustrates the total volume of lending in eachregion ($USD) in 2009. Refer to Annex 1 tosee a complete table of projects, civil societyorganizations, and grants provided by PTF in
2009.
Graph 1:Total Funds Committed by Region in 2009
As indicated by the graph above, PTFsupported activities has been particularlysuccessful in South Asia due to the strong
relationship with our local partner, the PublicAffairs Centre in Bangalore, India. In Africa,project preparation has taken significantlylonger given weak institutional capacitya t t r ib u t i ng to the low er lev e l s o f disbursement. Efforts to build a strongpipeline of projects in Africa became theprimary focus in 2009 and will be realized inFY 2010.
$114,616
$449,200$69,247
$159,600
$137,473
East AsiaSouth AsiaAfricaLatin America & the CaribbeanCentral and Eastern Europe
In 2009, 92% of the total cash supportreceived by PTF was allocated towards PTFprogram services (grants, capacity buildingand regional partners) while 6% financedsalaries and other professional fees.
Graph 2:PTF Expenses in 2009
92%
6%
2%
Program ServicesSalaries & other Professional FeesGeneral & Administration
Out of the total program services offered byPTF, 86% was spent on grants, 10% on
regional partners, and 4% on capacitybuilding. In-country capacity building hasbecome a high priority for PTF given theneed to increase overall project sustainability.Workshops were carried out in 2009 inBangladesh, India, Nepal, and Uganda
Graph 3:Distribution of Program Services.
86%
4%10%
GrantsCapacity BuildingRegional Partners
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Regional Programs
Meeting on CFAR (Reducing corruption in the delivery
of schemes for vulnerable peoples in urban slums,
Bangalore, Karnataka)
South Asia: Supporting over 17 CSOs tofight corruption. Total committed funds forSouth Asia region in 2009 amount to USD$449,200.
PTFs most noteworthy achievement during2009 has been to build itsregional program,the Citizens Against Corruption (CAC), inSouth Asia in partnership with the PublicAffairs Centre (PAC) in Bangalore. The CACprogram in South Asia provides specificexamples of how citizens can be effectivelymobilized to fight corruption. The region
works with 17 CSO partners implementing 17projects involving approximately USD$450,000 in grants. The program focuses onmobilizing citizens to fight corruption byempowering them to access information anduse it to expose and confront corruptpractices. The emphasis is on using grassroot mobilization to expose systemic andpetty corruption and use the evidence to doadvocacy at policy making levels.
PAC has acted as PTFs intermediary for 13projects in India, two in Nepal and one in Sri
Lanka. In India, ten of the projects aimed toreduce corruption and enhance transparencyin two nation-wide social security schemes:the National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme (NREGS) and the Public DistributionScheme (PDS). About half of all ten projectsunder the CAC program report that they putspecial effort into translating relevantinformation on NREGS and PDS in order to
facilitate the delivery and access of poor and
often excluded groups to these Schemes.
In order to enhance sustainability, the SouthAsia program is using an innovative approachto peer learning and results-basedmonitoring. Workshops and field visits areheld regularly in order to promote peerlearning. The workshops are attended toprovide the opportunity to share experiencesamong CSO partners who are implementingPTF-funded projects and provide thegroundwork necessary to launch thecollective advocacy effort directed at
policymakers. Technical assistance is beingprovided to all CSO partners by PTF Advisersin order to improve results focus. Coreperformance indicators have been developedand base line surveys carried out to lay thefoundation for results measurement. PAC hasdesigned an overall Results Framework.Additionally, 13 CSOs designed an individualResults Framework for the PDS and NREGSprograms and the CSOs have designed anindividual Results Framework at projectinception. Work is underway to link theproject Results Frameworks to the overallPAC program framework. The outcomes ofthis effort will provide lessons for the M&E ofthe whole PTF portfolio. The program is in itsfirst 18 months and has strong potential togenerate lessons during the four yearprogram period that could be of widerapplicability.
Pro-active disclosure and explanation of Right ToInformation (RTI) Act painted on public walls andschools.
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East Asia: PTF funded activities inIndonesia, Mongolia, and the Philippines.Total committed funds for East Asiaregion in 2009 amount to USD $114,616.
Although the East Asia region has manycountries in which PTF could gainfullyoperate, its operations in the region have sofar focused on three countries: Indonesia,Mongolia and the Philippines. In thesecountries the civil society is active in fightingcorruption. This concentration of projects in afew countries has allowed PTF to observe therelative merits of developing a critical mass ofCSOs in close proximity. Despite PTFs workin Indonesia remaining in the early stages,potential local partners with whom PTF couldform a long term partnership are beingexplored. A project focused on monitoring
budget expenditures in the education sectorwas approved in 2009 and is ongoing. InMongolia, PTF learned important lessonsfrom a series of projects that built on eachother, aiming to prevent and curb corruptionin the Mongolian judicial systems. The mostoutstanding feature of the Mongolia projectswas the dogged pursuit of excellentrelationships with the public agencies thatwere the focus of projects. Careful consensusbuilding, rather than confrontation led topositive and sustained results with theJudic iary branch of the Mongol ian
government. In the Philippines, PTF hasintroduced a country program approach; itsbasic features are a PTF commitment toapproving approximately four projects eachyear and working with a local partner(Coalition Against Corruption of the MakatiBusiness Club) to identify, monitor, andassess projects.
Philippines: Ecolink SK Watch: Monitoring SK Fundsand Functionality. The SK Watch is a citizen-basedapproach in effectively curbing corruption in the longterm.
Central and Eastern Europe:PTF fundedactivities in Azerbaijan, Latvia, Lithuania,Moldova, Romania, and Serbia. Totalcommitted funds for Central and EasterEurope region in 2009 amount to USD$137,473.
In 2009, nine projects were underimplementation in Central and Easter Europe:one in Azerbaijan, two in Latvia, one inLithuania, three in Moldova, one in Romania,and one in Serbia. Of these, five have built onprior initiatives that are evolving into longer-term engagements between PTF and variousCSOs. Demand from this region for projectfinancing remains strong. A pipeline ofpromising projects has been developed andthe processes of project assessment and finalselection for funding are scheduled twice per
year. In Moldova, projects have focused onthe education sector and synergies betweenthe projects have been encouraged with aview toward sustainability and developmentof a country program and sector strategy. Inother countries, anti-corruption sectors arediverse and include construction, oil, energy,election systems, and whistleblowing.
Image taken in Berhampur city in Orissa state in Indiaas part of public campaign against corruption organized
by YSD a CSO supported by PTF.
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Latin America: Total funds for LatinAmerica and the Caribbean region in 2009amount to USD$159,600
The PTF role in Latin America is undergoinga transition. Over the past few years, PTFssupport has been focused in two areas: a) theFONTRA program mainly in the SouthernCone, and b) project promotion/identificationfor sub-national government reform inArgentina and Ecuador. These activities arenow coming to end, but we expect that theywill have generated considerable demand fornew PTF projects as follow ups.
The IDB grant to FONTRA is closing (after anextension) at the end of 2010, and the 8ongoing FONTRA projects are expected to becompleted by then. PTF has given USD$160,000 to FONTRA over the past twoyears, as matching funds for part of the US$600,000 IDB grant. FONTRA has financeda number of very effective CSOs, mostly inArgentina. These CSOs are expected tocome directly to PTF for further financing.
Two years ago, PTF agreed to help financereform advocacy and project preparationactivities based on the findings of a GlobalIntegrity-led study of governance at the sub-national level in Argentina, Ecuador andPeru. The projects have recently completedand it is expected that proposals will besubmitted to PTF for actual governancereforms in particular sub-national governmentreforms.
Given the large number of PTF and FONTRAgrants to Argentina, PTF has decided to holda workshop in Buenos Aires in December2010. The workshop will focus primarily onhow PTF supported projects have addressedthe important issues, had a significant impact,strengthened civil society, etc. Planning forthis workshop is at an early stage.
Africa: PTF funded activities in Cameroon,Rwanda, and Uganda. Total funds forAfrica region in 2009 amount to USD$69,247.
During 2009, nine projects were completed
while two were initiated in the Africa Region.PTF significantly increased its qualitystandards over the past year explaining thelow level of disbursements in the Africa regionin 2009. Throughout this process, PTF haslearned three lessons. First, it is possible tohave solid projects in the Africa region.However, the preparation time from the initialproject concept to arriving at a good projectproposal takes between 6 and 12 months.Second, in the process the capacity of thepartner CSO is significantly strengthened, aswitnessed by correspondence from the
CSO's in question, and the quality of finalproject proposals. Third, "clusters" of projectsin one and the same country are mutuallyreinforcing. Projects (and Advisers) learn fromeach other. At the end of 2009, PTF had apipeline of a dozen of concept notes in moreor less advanced stages of preparation in theAfrica Region. Promising country programsare presently emerging in Cameroon,Uganda, and Ghana, and possibly in Kenyaand Nigeria. Several projects in thesecountries are building further upon earlierinitiatives.
In order to raise awareness of corruption with sportingassociations, organizations, and the wider CSO/NGOcommunity the Global Network for Good Governance
used banners like the one shown above.
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SUCCESS STORIES
Azerbaijan: Monitoring of Expenditures ofState Oil Fund
In April 2008, PTF signed a grant agreementfor US$19,189 with Azerbaijans Center forEconomic and Social Development (CESD).The pro jec t a imed to moni tor theexpenditures of the State Oil Fund ofAzerbaijan (SOFAZ), in particular its socialinvestment program to help Azerbaijanspoor.
The investigation into the use of SOFAZs oilrevenues, carried out by CESD, led to thediscovery and the return of US$50 million instolen assets to the Azerbaijan governmentsbudget. Perhaps more important than therecovery of the money, CESDs work sparkeda public debate on ways to enhance thepublic accountability of the state oil fund,which now handles several billion dollars ofoil revenues each year.
CESD and other allied CSOs pushed for andachieved a law that requires SOFAZ to
publish its audited financial statements and tomake its budget information public. TheCSOs have also won NGO representation tothe board that selects SOFAZs externalauditor. Finally, the use and misuse of oilfunds has become part of the publicconversationa common topic on TV talkshows and in newspaper editorials. CESDhas helped to end the presumption ofsecrecy in the management of the states oilrevenues.
PTFs support to Azerbijans CESD helped
influenced the governments policies in oilrevenue spending by widening thes takeho lders base engag ing w i thgovernment and intensifying civil societydialogue with government.
Moldova: Fighting Academic Corruption atthe Tiraspol State University
In March 2008, PTF signed a grantagreement for $23,682 with MoldovasInstitute for Democracy in order to search forways to make the financial operations ofTiraspol State University transparent andcorruption-free.
In order to implement the project, MoldovasInstitute for Democracy established a
partnership with the Tiraspol State University,the Institute for Civil Init iatives andInformation Development, and the NationalInstitute for Women of Moldova Equality.
The project was completed in January 2009and was successful at establishing an Anti-C o r r u p t i o n C o u n c i l c o n s i s t i n g o f representatives of the administration,teachers, and students at Tiraspol StateUniversity. Effectively, the Council has beenable to channel complaints, monitor theimplementation of the Honor code, and
review and approve the proposed programfor combating corruption, including new rulesfor examinations. Additionally, after gatheringvaluable insights into corruption at theuniversity, the University decided to raiseteacher salaries and to earmark part of thetuition for this purpose. It is likely that theexperiences and lessons drawn from TiraspolUniversity will be applied nationwide.
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Philippines: G-Watch of Ateneo School ofGovernment Protect Procurement Project
In April 2008, PTF signed a grant agreementfor USD $27,500 with the Ateneo School ofGovernment through its G-Watch program.
The objective of the GWatchs project was tosustain and expand the gains of civil societyparticipation in the Department of Education(DepEd), specifically, arising from theTextbook Count Project, which enabledtransparency in the bidding and delivery oftextbooks. PRO sought to reinforce the gainsof CSOs and DepEd, thus ensuring theprocurement of books at reasonable pricesand the timely delivery of high qualitytextbooks to students.
After 12 months of implementation, the
project successfully set up and piloted asystem of mobilization, capacity building andrecognition of civil society observers in theprocurement process. An orientation-workshop was conducted in August 2008 toinstruct the volunteers about the governmentprocurement process, role of civil society inmonitoring of processes in the Educationsector, raising red flags, and reporting anddocumentation responsibilities. Commitmentsto pilot test PRO were solicited from variousCSOs resulting in 31 graduates from sevenorganizations, who underwent intensive on-the-job training on procurement monitoring.
The projects culminating activity was thepublic forum entitled, The InstitutionalizationQuestion: Forum on Ways and Means toInstitutionalize the Mobilization and Capacity-Building of CSO Procurement Observers. Itrea f f i rmed the va lue o f sus ta inedgovernment-civil society partnership and vitalrecommendations to enhance participation,such as strategic targeting of items tomonitor. The CSO-government collaboration
also has helped inst itut ionalize theGovernment Procurement Reform Acts (RA9184) requirement for third-party observers.
Uganda: Corruption Awareness andPrevention Media Campaign
In May 2008, PTF signed a second grantagreement with NAFODU for USD $30,000.This project was a follow-up of an earlier,
highly successful project implemented byNAFODU. The project aimed to collectliterature concerning corruption and goodgovernance, and to broadcast this source ofinformation widely; promote transparencyand accoun t ab i l i t y i n gove rnmen tdepartments; draw the attention of civilsociety and the private sector to theimportance of practicing good governanceand curbing corruption; develop and establisha moral society by promoting ethical andsocial norms and values; and make an effortto establish a corruption-free society by
making people aware ofUgandan Access toInformation Act.
The project was completed in March 2009and was successful at establishing andtraining a network of over a hundredvolunteers to analyze, advocate, and monitortransparency and accountability in thegovernment. Additionally, the project wasable to air 12 interactive radio programstackling the problems of corruption andassisting over 700 people with issues andconcerns related to corruption. NAFODUreports that the most important resultachieved is that their training impartedknowledge and skills to the monitors/volunteers in acting as analysts, advocates,and monitors of government programs topromote transparency and accountability andhence to effectively undertake anti-corruptionwork in their communities.
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IMPORTANT INITATIVES
India: Ayayskam (Reducing corruption in the health
sector). Kariar block, Nuapada district, Orissa.
PTF SPONSORED IN-COUNTRYWORKSHOPS
PTF sponsored four workshops during 2009,in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Uganda.The workshops in Bangladesh, India andNepal in May/June 2009 brought togethermore than 60 civil society organizations to
discuss (i) citizen engagement in fightingcorruption on specific government programssuch as the Public Distribution System andRural Employment Guarantee Scheme inIndia, (ii) CSO monitoring of implementationof projects funded in part by the World Bank,and (iii) opportunities for collaboration withthe PTF. PTF senior staff facilitated theretreats together with staff from the PublicAffairs Centre in Bangalore. A workshop inUganda in November 2009 brought togetherthe five CSOs supported by the PTF fundedby the World Bank-Netherlands BreakthroughFund. They discussed their experiences andproblems and worked together to addresscommon problems. One CSO has formallyagreed to assist a second CSO to realize theproject objectives, which has been lagging.
DEMAND FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE(DFGG) STUDY
In 2008, a grant of $150,000 from the WorldBank was provided to the PTF to complete astudy on global and World Bank experiencesin supporting citizen demand for goodgovernance as a tool to fight corruption. Thebasic objectives of the study were to: (1)document the value-added that the demandside for good governance can provide todevelopment effectiveness, (2) analyze theexperience of the Bank to date in promotingmulti-stakeholder engagement in goodgovernance and the constraints that limit theBanks involvement, and (3) suggest astrategy for the Bank to mainstream supportfor the demand side consistent with itsArticles.
Throughout 2009, PTF consulted withrepresentatives of a dozen donor agencies,analyzed the websites of more than fortymulti-lateral and bilateral aid agencies andinternational foundations, reviewed the World
Banks experience over 20 years in lending,economic and sector work and technicalassistance related to citizen engagement,reviewed the governance and accountabilityprogram and conducted a email survey ofcivil society organizations funded by the PTFon their own experience with the demand forgood governance. The study will be releasedin 2010.
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2008
Country CSO Commitment(USD $)
Date GrantAgreement Signed
Date ProjectCompleted
Philippines NAMFREL $23,296 6.12.07 ongoing
Philippines Environmental Linkages Inc. $28,801 2.4.08 5.20.09
Philippines Makati Business Club Inc $10,800 2.25.08 ongoing
Republic ofMoldova
Institute for Democracy $23,682 3.8.08 06.26.09
India Youth for Social Development $15,000 3.18.08 08.06.09
Azerbaijan Center for Economic and SocialDevelopment
$19,189 4.03.08 12.24.08
Kazakhstan Advocacy and Legal Advice Center $22,598 4.16.08 06.12.09
Mongolia Transparency International $23,681 4.16.08 10.16.08
Philippines Ateneo School of Government $27,500 5.12.08 5.20.09
Uganda Creative Associates $10,000 5.27.08 ongoing
Uganda National Foundation for Democracyand Human Rights
$30,000 5.27.08 3.27.09
Albania Transparency International $25,630 6.13.08 10.01.09
Philippines International Center for InnovationTransformation and Excellence in
Governance
$25,069 6.25.08 ongoing
Uganda Ethic Network Outreach $24,000 7.30.08 02.03.10
Uganda Association of Professional societiesin East Africa
$28,000 8.25.08 ongoing
Uganda Transparency International $25,000 8.28.08 05.06.10Rwanda Transparency Rwanda $18,170 9.1.08 11.12.09
Sierra Leone Society for Democratic InitiativesFreetown
$25,000 9.1.08 12.04.09
Uganda Uganda Law Society $25,000 9.1.08 02.18.10
Liberia Liberia Democratic Institute $25,000 11.04.08 06.25.10
India Public Affairs Center $26,454 11.04.08 12.31.09
DemocraticRepublic of
Congo
LICOCO $25,000 11.15.08 11.21.08
Commitmentto Fontra
$80,000 11.19.08 11.19.08
Ghana Sustainable Aid through voluntaryestablishment $22,557 11.19.08 02.26.09
Latvia Transparency International $36,739 11.19.08 06.23.10
Mongolia Promoting transparency to curbgovernment corruption
$25,000 12.13.08 08.24.10
Cameroon GNGG $21,500 12.31.08 ongoing
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2009
Country CSO Commitment(USD $)
Date GrantAgreement Signed
Date ProjectCompleted
Argentina Center for the Implementation ofPublic Policies Promoting Equity
and Growth
$17,800 2.13.09 ongoing
Argentina Center for the Implementation ofPublic Policies Promoting Equity
and Growth
$25,000 2.19.09 ongoing
Lithuania Transparency International $35,000 3.15.09 ongoing
Moldova Institute for Democracy $24,529 6.26.09 ongoing
Ecuador Grupo Faro $24,800 7.22.09 ongoing
Serbia Transparency Serbia $31,000 7.01.09 ongoingAzerbaijan Center for Economic and Social
Development$21,944 11.06.09 ongoing
Uganda National foundation for Democracyand Human Rights
$44,547 12.20.09 ongoing
Moldova SOARTA Community Organization $25,000 2.21.09 10.09.09
Trinidad andTobago
Construction Sector Enquiry Project $12,000 3.27.09 ongoing
Mongolia Transparency International $23,380 3.26.09 ongoing
India Rural Litigation and EntitlementKendra
$32,000 3.13.09 ongoing
India PAC $26,500 5.1.09 03.02.10
India Building a citizen monitoringsystem on budget expenditureaccountability in the education
sector
$25,000 4.15.09 ongoing
India Consumer unity and Trust Society $32,000 4.23.09 ongoing
Cameroon The International GovernanceInstitutes Focal Integrity Team for
Cameroon
$20,000 5.01.09 03.29.10
India Jananeethi $21,200 6.26.09 ongoing
India Adhar $17,600 6.11.09 ongoing
India Ayauskam $21,000 6.26.09 ongoing
India Paraspara Trust $17,850 6.26.09 ongoing
India Visionaries of Creative Action for
Liberation and Progress
$20,900 6.10.09 ongoing
India Swami Vivekananda YouthMOvement
$19,400 7.09.09 ongoing
Inida Center for Advocacy and Research $13,850 7.09.09 ongoing
India PAC $39,600 7.15.09 04.05.10
Philippines Ecolink SK Watch $29,228 8.21.09 ongoing
India Peoples Rural EducationMovement
$21,000
9.15.09 ongoing
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India Youth for Society Development $31,850 9.15.09 ongoing
Philippines Abra Water and Irrigation Systems $19,000 10.20.09 ongoing
Philippines Strengthening Local Mechanismsfor Effective Civil Society
Organizations Participation inProcurement Processes
$21,508
10.30.09 ongoing
Rwanda Transparency Rwanda $4,700 11.08.09 05.06.10India Pererana $26,000 10.09.09 ongoing
India Sambandh $35,000 11.23.09 ongoing
India Suraksha $13,450 12.04.09 ongoing
Sri Lanka Transparency International $35,000 12.18.09 ongoing
Cambodia GNGG $21,500 12.31.08 ongoing
WorldBreakthrough
Fund
$1,127
ongoing
FONTRA $80,000 12.29.09 01.19.10
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Anabel Cruz,ChairFrank Vogl, Vice-ChairPierre Landell-Mills, PresidentDaniel Ritchie, SecretaryRon Points, TreasurerVinay BhargavaPeter EigenIrene KhanDr. Samuel PaulBarry MetzgerMuthoni MuriuLiliana N. ProskuryakovaGerry van der Linden
Pierre Landell-Mills, President,Daniel G. Ritchie, Secretary,Ron J. Points, Treasurer,Pietronella van den Oever, Vice Presidentand Chief Operating Officer,Debrah Cooper, Financial Manager.
Pietronella van den Oever, AfricaKhalid Siraj, East AsiaVinay Bhargava, South AsiaCathy Stevulak, Central and Eastern EuropeSteve Ettinger, Latin America
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Regional Coordinators
Randolph AndersenVinay Bhargava
Anabel CruzPeter EigenHansjoerg EishorstMaria Rosa EspinaSteve EttingerManzoor HasanLars JeurlingPierre Landell-MillsPhillat MatshezaBarry MetzgerMuthoni MuriuKnud Kjaer NielsenSamuel Paul
Liliana N. ProskurakovaDaniel RitchieKhalid SirajCathy StevulakMichael StevensRory Francisco-TolentinoGeert van der LindenMichela WrongFrank Vogl
MEMBERS
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Garg PremHans HagemanJeffrey KassLars JeurlingWillie Lamouse-SmothEllie Levy-SchreiberGeert van der LindenMichael LippeCharles MaguireJoe ManickavasagamBarry MetzgerBruce Murray
VOLUNTEER ADVISERS
Ron MyersKnud Kjaer Nielsen
Javier OsorioRahul RaturiChristopher RedfernIndira SandilyaKarti SandilyaMiguel SchlossJane SchubertSeo JeeyoenKhalid SirajDavid SteedmanRichard SternCathy StevulakWillem Struben
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