On June 29, 2023, a coalition of several Moldovan civil society organizations, journalists, experts, and independent monitors was launched to strengthen efforts to monitor public procurement. The coalition of public procurement monitors will be active for a minimum of 12 months with the possibility of continuation if the members are…...
Partnership for Transparency Appoints New Leadership to the Board
At its May 17, 2023 meeting, the PTF Board of Directors appointed a new Board Chair, Vice Chair, and members. The new Board Chair is Nathaniel Heller. Nathaniel has extensive anti-corruption and fundraising experience. He is the Vice President and Managing Director at Geneva Global, a mission-driven company that helps…...
PTF Meeting with Serbian Business and Civil Society Professionals
On April 28, 2023, Partnership for Transparency (PTF) had the pleasure of welcoming a group of professionals from Serbia who were on a study tour organized by the Belgrade Open School. The group wanted to learn more about the importance of transparency and anti-corruption in development in the business and…...
Seventh Edition: Monitoring Moldova’s Public Procurement
Monitoring Moldova’s Public Procurement is a series of newsletters designed by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) Viitorul to share information and increase transparency around public procurement in the Republic of Moldova. The February 2023 issue of Monitoring Moldova’s Public Procurement describes how Prospect Association managed to be the…...
Malawi is the Third African Country to have an Accredited Infrastructure Monitoring Platform
The Information Platform for Public Infrastructure in Malawi (IPPI) has been officially accredited as an Infrastructure Data Standard publisher by the Open Contracting Partnership by Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standards (OC4IDS). As a result, Malawi is now the third African country, following Ghana and Uganda, to have an authorized…...
Call for Feedback on the PTF-OSF Study on How to Expand and Adequately Fund Civil Society Organization Engagement in the Implementation of the $93 Billion IDA20 Program
The largest concessional lending program for the world’s poorest countries now needs to boost the roles of and funding for civil society in helping governments deliver results with accountability in the projects it funds says Partnership for Transparency (PTF). Implementation of the largest ever 20th replenishment of the World Bank’s…...
Eliminating Sextortion Must Be the Goal – But How?
Needed – Zero-Tolerance Policies for Sexual Abuses By: Frank Vogl, Board Chair, Partnership for Transparency December 12, 2022 Professor Purna Sen does not use weasel words and vague phrases when discussing sexual abuse and sextortion. She does not argue that we must seek gradual change or aim to just curb…...
