Rachel Ansley reports on the “PTF Africa Civil Society Forum on Shrinking Civic Space” that brought together CSO representatives from Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Uganda and Zambia, as well as regional organizations. November 5, 2024: Civil society organizations (CSOs) in an increasing…...
Increasing the Integrity of Public Procurement in Moldova: Call for Proposals to Select External Evaluators
October 22, 2024: Partnership for Transparency and IDIS Viitorul are issuing a Call for Proposals to select External Evaluators for the “Increasing the Integrity of Public Procurement in Moldova” project. The evaluators will be responsible for conducting an External Independent Final Evaluation of the project. The deadline to apply is…...
Small-value procurement – A risk for transparency in Moldova
October 15, 2024: One year on from the introduction in 2023 of a regulation increasing the threshold for small-value procurement by almost 50%, a recent meeting of Moldova’s National Platform for Public Procurement (NPPP) noted that such procurements were being underreported, potentially signaling greater lack of transparency in such transactions.…...
IDIS Viitorul Publishes “Monitoring Moldova’s Public Procurement” Newsletter No. 12
The Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) “Viitorul” has published the 12th edition of the “Monitoring Moldova’s Public Procurement” Newsletter: RO and ENG version. Articles from the August 2024 edition include: The topic of unfounded complaints addressed at the second meeting of the National Platform for Public Procurement; Members of the Coalition for Monitoring Public Procurement…...
Learning Critical Lessons from Healthcare Activism – Argentina
Lessons Learned by Ana Pichon Riviere Public Sector Coordinator and Institutional Strengthening, Poder Ciudadano. Results included: Providing vital Covid-19 healthcare information to citizens; Exposing abuses by high government officials; Litigating to enhance government accountability; and Building partnerships with other CSOs in Argentina and in the region. As Ana describes, the…...
PTF Uganda Country Strategy Update
July 4, 2024 – The increasingly difficult conditions for development activities in Uganda have delayed implementation of the 2021-initated PTF-ACCU Uganda Country Strategy – Marlon Agaba, Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) reports on recent activity. From: Marlon Agaba, Executive Director of Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU), PTF’s main…...
“The Voice of The Champions” – New Journal Highlights Successes
Project Update Overview Project Background PTF Advisor and Board Member Pietronella van den Oever writes: The Journal “La Voix des Champions de l’ OAFRESS” was officially launched on Friday, July 5, 2024. As the title suggests, through this Journal the OAFRESS Champions tell their story of assiduous work, often under…...
What can civil society organizations contribute to the work of Anti-Corruption Authorities?
That is the question PTF Advisor Dr. Hady Fink considered during his presentation “Engaging Civil Society in the Fight Against Corruption” during the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Accra, Ghana, May 6-11, 2024. Anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) should exist to serve the people Dr. Roger…...
