Special Reports & Publications:
New Independent Evaluation provides Substantive Insights to the Impact of PTF’s Work Across the Developing World
The UK’s Department for International Development has released a mid-term review of PTF’s Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) programme, which is supported by DfID’s Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF). The report stated that PTF “is able to point to specific reforms triggered by the projects. This is partly due to the very specific problems targeted and the careful guidance offered, but partly also because PTF emphasizes “constructive engagement” – hence structured and non-confrontational dialogue with officials is integral to the approach. Through this, “reform champions” have emerged who have helped secure the beneficial changes.” Please READ DFID’s FULL REVIEW
New PTF Report Calls on World Bank to Strengthen Good Governance Work with Civil Society
The study, “Stimulating the Demand for Good Governance – Eight Strategic Recommendations for Intensifying the Role of the World Bank,” focused on the World Bank’s recent “Governance and Anti-Corruption” (GAC) policies. The report stressed that the Bank’s goal to significantly scale-up its work in the anti-corruption area with civil society organizations (CSOs) has been hampered by: its approaches that first seek host government executive branch consent; poor publicity by the Bank of opportunities for civil society to receive funding; CSO concerns that receiving funds from their governments will undermine their independence; and, “there is an inherent conflict of interest in a CSO accepting funds from a government agency or the World Bank and then engaging in independent monitoring of that same agency in a Bank-financed project.”
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PTF at the 2010 International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC)
Under the heading of “Restoring Trust: Global Action for Transparency,” more that 1,200 anti-corruption experts converged in Bangkok, Thailand for the International Anti-Corruption Conference in mid-November 2010. PTF held a special workshop, moderated by PTF Chair, Anabel Cruz. The session provided four of PTF’s civil society partners the opportunity to discuss their work and their PTF-assisted projects. READ MORE...