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Zambia Project Reaches 45 Schools and 86,000 Beneficiaries

May 21, 2025: PTF Advisors Tjaarda Storm Van Leeuwen and Robert Liebenthal were recently in Zambia to follow up on the implementation of the “Voice and Accountability: Community Empowerment for Improved Local Service Delivery in Zambia” project. The four year project which began in 2021, and will be completed at…...

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Argentina – Accountability Responsiveness Toolkit Impacting Public Health Agencies Across 24 Provinces

  May 21, 2025: The “Recovering with Integrity – Fostering Preventive Transparency in the Health System” project in Argentina was completed earlier this year. This was PTF’s 4th project with Poder Ciudadano, Transparency International’s local affiliate in the country, aiming to increase the openness and accountability of Argentina’s national health…...

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PTF Moderates Discussion at the 58th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Milan

May 15, 2025: On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, PTF moderated a discussion at the 58th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy on from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM local time (10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Washington, D.C. time). The session, entitled “Engaging Stakeholders Meaningfully on Sustainable Development…...

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Celebrating PTF supporters Richard and Dee Lawrence

April 16, 2025: Choosing to invest once is great. Choosing to invest repeatedly produces extraordinary results. Such is the compounding generosity of PTF supporters Richard and Dee Lawrence. With their contribution received in 2025, Richard and Dee surpassed $1 million in total contributions to PTF’s work over the past decade.…...

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African CSOs Chart Paths to Counter Shrinking Civic Space

  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…...

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Spotlight on Dintie Sule Tayiru – SAVE Ghana

October 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of State honors Dintie Sule Tayiru as a 2024 Global Anti-Racism Champion. PTF has had a 16 year partnership with SAVE Ghana, the civil society organization headed by Mr. Tayiru. PTF and PTF Europe have been proud supporters of the successful projects that they…...

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Wayne Nissly Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer at the Partnership for Transparency (PTF)

October 1, 2024: Wayne Nissly, former Chief Executive Officer of Peace Winds, has joined PTF as its President and Chief Executive Officer. “Wayne has a distinguished career and promises to bring fresh perspectives and new energy to our organization to build on the successful record that PTF has attained,” stated…...

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Malawi Pilot Project Highlights Critical Lessons for Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure

Malawi Pilot Project Highlights Critical Lessons for Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure   More information about this project can be found on the project page.  September 20, 2024 – The completion of a pilot project in Malawi provided deep insights into shortcomings in public infrastructure contracting, paths to…...

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Project Curbing Gender-Based Violence in Rajasthan Sees Key Successes

August 6, 2024:  PTF’s supported project – Building a Coordinated Response to Prevent and Reduce Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Kishangarh Block, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India  – has been completed with notable successes providing a model for future approaches. The project, approved in 2018, implemented in two phases, and completed in 2023…...

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