PTF’s Barry Metzger Rule of Law Initiative Awards First Grant of $35,000 to establish a Rule of Law Network in the Western Balkans
PTF recently approved a $35,000 grant to the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) in Belgrade, Serbia, to establish a regional network in the Western Balkans that aims to strengthen the rule of law in four Western Balkan countries - Serbia, Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro. A key objective of the…...
Aloysius Uche Ordu on the 2015 African Development Bank Annual Meetings
I had the great pleasure of representing the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) at the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Annual meetings on from May 25 - 30, 2015 in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. The following is a brief reflection on the week of intense activities to illustrate some important milestones ......
National Workshop on the CARTA Program Concludes in Bangladesh
A workshop on “Improving Development Outcomes through Citizen Engagement,’ to review the lessons learned through the Citizen Action for Results, Transparency and Accountability (CARTA) Program, concluded today at the Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hosted by the Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) and the ......
PARTNER NEWS: Making Front Line Officials of the Public Service in Cameroon Anti-Corruption Activists
Balancing actions to expose corruption with non-confrontation is not always easy in Cameroon where the challenge of corruption is high and visible to ordinary citizens on a daily basis. Again, the governance system in Cameroon provides senior civil servants with enormous authority to oversee the provision of ......
New Toolkit on “Integrating Gender throughout a Project’s Life Cycle”
Through a small grant from the USAID/Food for Peace-funded Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program, Land O’Lakes’ International Development collaborated with Cultural Practice, Development and Training Services, Inc. (dTS), Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF), Project ......
Student Anti-Corruption Training by NGOs in Cameroon: Successful Examples
Recently, Shilpa Banerji submitted an entry to the World Bank's Governance for Development Blog on “How students in Cameroon are fighting corruption in schools”. It describes how, with the help of about US$15,000 grant from the Governance Partnership Facility, the ZENU Network helped train high school students on how to…...
Constructive Engagement Process between Governments and CSOs: Are We Getting Results?
I was asked by the ADB to facilitate a round-table discussion on the topic “Constructive Engagement Process between Governments and CSOs: Are We Getting Results?—Experiences and Lessons from Asia”. The event, held in July 2014 and sponsored by the Government of the Philippines, the ADB, and the World ......
