After reviewing the day’s lively email correspondence from East Africa civil society organizations ranging from progress on tracking anti malaria drug distribution, to the match up of school construction project expenditures with the resulting bricks and mortar, to the status of cases before a national anti-corruption ......
What happened when 38 CSOs from 8 countries got together and exchanged experiences in engaging citizens against corruption?
Government accountability, right to information laws as a more effective tool than bribery, youth groups exposing use of sub standard materials in road construction, pregnant women getting the benefit of hospital services without paying bribes were just a few of the cases and ideas discussed when 38 CSOs ......
Why Puerto Rico Should Look to Uganda in the Fight Against Police Corruption
In October 2010, 61 Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) officers were arrested on charges related to corruption. Specifically, the police were failing “to police sex crimes and incidents of domestic violence” and participating in “discriminatory policing practices that target individuals of Dominican descent.” They also abused their power in conducting…...
PTF Receives Three Grants for $2.5 million
The Partnership for Transparency Fund has received three grants in July 2011 totaling $2.5 million to intensify its efforts to fight corruption and promote accountable and transparent government in developing countries. The Government of Japan, through its Japanese Social Development Fund, has awarded the PTF a grant of $1.9 million…...
Stimulating Demand for Good Governance
This report examines the impact that citizen demand for good governance (DFGG) can have on development effectiveness. It analyzes World Bank and other donor experience with support for DFGG; constraints to intensifying support for DFGG within the World Bank; and possible ways to enhance the impact of DFGG on development…...
