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Featured Publications Publications 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, at a time when civic space continues to shrink in Africa. The Role of CSOs to Ensure Integrity in Climate Finance and Action This paper for the Second Symposium on Supranational Responses to Corruption explores how partnerships with local CSOs could help advance integrity on climate finance and action. Partnering with Civil Society for Citizen-Driven Country Engagement, Delivery, and Accountability in IDA- and IBRD-Financed Operations Report This report makes ten recommendations on how partnerships with citizens and civil society organizations can be deepened in IDA and IBRD engagement, financing, and accountability activities at the country level. PTF Tools and Approaches Report - 2001 to 2022 This report is a reference document containing the tools and approaches that have been used by PTF, the Asia and Europe affiliates, and the Africa Committee over the last two decades in a multitude of countries. Civil Society Monitoring in the Health Sector Hundreds of millions of people have to pay bribes when using public services. This situation has not improved for more than a decade. There is a strong case for rethinking the current anti-corruption approaches in which funding for anti-corruption and good governance programs is overwhelmingly allocated to government efforts (supply side) with relatively little given to non-state actors (demand side). Increasingly evidence has shown that civil society can make a meaningful difference in the furtherance of anti-corruption aims. Citizens Against Corruption: Report from the Frontline Over the last dozen years PTF has supported with money and expert advice more than 250 projects across the developing world to reduce corruption. Now, in a brand new book, Landell-Mills reviews the record: he highlights the civil society organizations that are making a real difference to secure basic human and civil rights for tens of thousands of poor people; he describes fascinating projects in Asia, Africa, Latin America and in Central & eastern Europe; and, he brings to the fore the key lessons that all engaged in the fight against corruption need to use to advance their work. CSO Engagement to Deliver the Agenda 2030 Anti-Corruption Targets: The Case for a Supranational Initiative Hundreds of millions of people have to pay bribes when using public services. This situation has not improved for more than a decade. There is a strong case for rethinking the current anti-corruption approaches in which funding for anti-corruption and good governance programs is overwhelmingly allocated to government efforts (supply side) with relatively little given to non-state actors (demand side). Increasingly evidence has grown that civil society can make a meaningful difference in the furtherance of anti-corruption aims. Guide for Monitoring Public Procurement: A Tool for Civil Society By overseeing the manner in which public money is used, civil society can significantly contribute to strengthening governance and building bridges between society and public authorities at all levels. International experience has shown that [...]

Local PartnersFunding PartnersStrategic Partners Local Civil Society Partners We reach communities by partnering with local civil society organizations (CSOs) in piloting and growing projects that advance transparency, public accountability, good governance and rule of law. We provide our partners access to the resources they need—technical expertise, program tools, and project-specific grants—to catalyze successful citizen-led change in communities suffering from corruption and the abuse of power. In their own countries, our CSO partners employ a wide range of tools, exploring the effectiveness of different approaches, tailoring their interventions to the situations they encounter and sharing their learning as they gain experience. LOCAL PARTNERS × LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS Albania Transparency International Albania (TI-Albania) Center for Public Information Issues (CPII) Argentina Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) Centro de Empleados de Comercio – Filial Formosa Argentina (CEC-FSA) Desarrollo de Políticas Sustentables (FUNDEPS) Foundation Center of Patagonian Studies (CEP) Foundation for the Exercise of Citizenship (FEC) Fundación Poder Ciudadano - FPC (TI-Argentina) Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales y Sociales - INECIP University of San Andres (UDESA) Armenia Partnership & Teaching NGO Azerbaijan Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) Internews Azerbaijan Public Association (IAPA) Bangladesh Agrogoti Sangstha Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC) Democracy Watch Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) RDRS Bangladesh Resource Integration Centre (RIC) Bolivia Bolivian Chamber of Construction Firms (CABOCO) Capacitación y Derechos Ciudadanos (CDC) Construir Por Bolivia Botswana Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre Brazil Transparencia Brasil (TI-Brazil) Bulgaria Transparency International Bulgaria (TI-Bulgaria) Cambodia Center for Social Development (CSD) Cameroon Action Group for Democracy and Good Governance (AGDGG) ALDED Assembly of Youths for a Sustainable Environment and Development (ASYOUSED) Global Network for Good Governance (GNGG) International Governance Institute- Focal Integrity Team for Cameroon (IGI-FITCAM) Chile Corporation of Citizens’ Liberties (CLC) Genera Participa Colombia Transparencia Colombia (TI-Colombia) Costa Rica Transparency International Costa Rica (TI-Costa Rica) Croatia Partnership for Social Development (PSD) Czech Republic Transparency International Czech Republic (TI-Czech Republic) Democratic Republic of Congo LICOCO Ecuador Grupo Faro Latin American Corporation for Development (CLD) Estonia TI-Estonia Ghana ARE (Action for Rural Education) Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) (TI-Ghana) People’s Action to Win Life All-around (PAWLA) SAVE-Ghana Honduras Association for a Just Society (ASJ) India Adhar Ayauskam Center for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) Jananeethi NJMO Prerana Paraspara Trust People's Rural Education Movement (PREM) Public Affairs Centre (PAC) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) Sambandh Suraksha Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) Transparency International India (TI-India) Visionaries of Creative Action for Liberation and Progress (VICALP) Youth for Social Development (YSD) Indonesia PATTIRO Transparency International Indonesia (TI-Indonesia) Kazakhstan PFDSC Transparency International Kazakhstan (TI-Kazakhstan) Kenya Act, Change, Transform (ACT!) CLARION IGI-Kenya National Christian Council of Kenya (NCCK) The Youth Agenda (YAA) TI-Kenya Kyrgyzstan NurJolBer Transparency International Kyrgyzstan (TI-Kyrgyzstan) Latvia Delna (TI-Latvia) Providus Liberia Green Advocates Liberia Democratic Institute (LDI) Lithuania Transparency International Lithuania (TI-Lithuania) Moldova Institute for Democracy Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) Viitorul National Institute for Women SOARTA TI-Moldova Mongolia Globe International Center (GIC) Transparency International Mongolia (TI-Mongolia) Women for Social Progress (WSP) [...]

The Partnership for Transparency (PTF) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new affiliate in South Africa – Partnership for Transparency Fund Africa (PTF-Africa). “To maximize our impact and ensure local ownership, we’ve recognized the need to establish a physical …

PTF’s Chief Technical Officer, Vinay Bhargava, has been busy during a visit to Japan to share lessons of experience for grassroots anti-corruption interventions. Only July 7th, Dr. Bhargava was in Kobe, Japan to discuss strategies for improved governance through citizen engagement with the Japan International …