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ACTIONS FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPAND CIVIL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SDG16 The Partnership for Transparency’s (PTF’s) most recent publication, Expanding Civil Society Contributions to the Governance Agendas of the Sustainable Development Goals and International Financial Institutions documents evidence that well-designed civil society-led programs can produce better outcomes than state-led initiatives to improve government transparency, responsiveness, accountability and reduce corruption. PTF has more 20 years of experience turning citizen-led governance innovations into action. Below outlines recommendations from the report where PTF can assist development stakeholders to expand civil society contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) and thus progress towards its achievement. OPPROTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can work with PTF to take advantage of entry points emerging from IFI stakeholder engagement policies in the up-stream phases of project cycle – to integrate greater CSO engagement in project design – and downstream – to monitor implementation of commitments made. Potential means of engagement with PTF support include: DOWNLOAD REPORT Influencing the design of IFI-funded programs to make provisions for CSO engagement. Seeking contracts for facilitating stakeholder engagement plans in IFI-funded programs. Advocating for governments to “institutionalize” CSO engagement in delivery of public services. Building programs that are evidence-based, adapted to context and shared at the global level See for example, how we’ve worked with CSOs to develop and implement IFI, bi-lateral and other donor-funded citizen engagement programs in Mongolia, Myanmar and Ukraine; pilot and encourage government uptake of the Textbook Count program in the Philippines, and facilitate the first independently funded third-party monitoring of World Bank-funded development projects in Bangladesh and Nepal. PTF can assist governments, IFIs, development agencies and donors to collaborate with civil society for meaningful stakeholder engagement by: Creating guidelines to fund stakeholder engagement in projects supported Identifying opportunities for CSOs engagement in stakeholder engagement plans Advising on how to make business processes for CSO contracting easier Facilitating CSOs to verification work in results-based lending Encouraging active civil society contributions in SDG16 strategy, policymaking and program See for example, how we have assisted the African Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank with updating their stakeholder engagement policies, helped the Government of the Philippines strengthen the integrity of its Conditional Cash Transfer Program by instituting a strong and sustained civil society role in program implementation. and are working with the Lifebank Foundation to build beneficiary communities of informed citizens. Fill out the form below to begin exploring partnership opportunities. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *Email *Organizational Affiliation *Message *NameSubmit

Expanding Civil Society Contributions to the Governance Agendas of Sustainable Development Goals and International Financial Institutions is a resource to understand the potential contribution of civil society and provide recommendations for how it can be realized. The report examines the various roles CSOs play in improving government transparency, accountability and inclusiveness and controlling corruption, reviewing the evidence on what works and what does not. It presents analysis and evidence-driven recommendations to accelerate progress.

DOWNLOAD REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II: SDG16 PROGRESS CHAPTER III: RESEARCH EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO IMPROVE GOVERNANCE CHAPTER IV: CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE CIVIL SOCIETY-LED GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS CHAPTER V: ACTIONS FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPAND CSO CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOD GOVERNANCE The adoption of SDG16’s governance targets in Agenda 2030 marked a breakthrough moment in the fight for increased government transparency and accountability. Four years into implementation, progress reports indicate that progress towards this goal is disappointing. The upcoming UN High-Level Policy Forum (HLPF) meetings in July and September 2019 will discuss what can and should be done to accelerate progress. One promising, but underutilized, avenue for enhancing governance is civil society action to supplement government efforts. PTF has just released Expanding Civil Society Contributions to the Governance Agendas of Sustainable Development Goals and International Financial Institutions as a resource to understand the potential contribution of civil society and provide recommendations for how it can be realized. The report examines the various roles CSOs play in improving government transparency, accountability and inclusiveness and controlling corruption, reviewing the evidence on what works and what does not. It presents analysis and evidence-driven recommendations to accelerate progress. In particular, the report highlights the role that International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as the World Bank, can play in accelerating progress towards SDG16 governance goals through the expansion of CSO led good governance programs.  They are uniquely positioned to do so as they: (i) have pledged to support SDGs; (ii)  have adopted targets of their own for more transparent, accountable, participatory government; (iii)  have commendable policies to engage citizens and civil society in the billions of dollars of funding for projects they fund; and (iv) can influence government policies and programs through policy dialogue and demonstration effects. However, the IFIs performance in this area is also below potential for a variety of internal and external reasons. The report makes specific recommendations for accelerating IFI contributions. These recommendations are aimed at IFIs to do more to expand citizen/CSO engagement and philanthropic organizations and bilateral donors to fund CSOs to influence and monitor IFIs actions in this area. PTF committed to produce this report as a partner in the Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network of hundreds of CSOs from all over the world. The main messages of the report, according to the lead author Vinay Bhargava, are: "Progress in achieving good governance targets of SDG16 and IFIs can be accelerated significantly by expanding CSO led programs for increasing government transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and controlling corruption. Such an expansion will require supportive actions and funding from philanthropy, international NGOs, bilateral donors and IFIs. This report provides seven specific recommendations for their consideration.”

DOWNLOAD The adoption of SDG16’s governance targets in Agenda 2030 marked a breakthrough moment in the fight for increased government transparency and accountability. Four years into implementation, progress reports indicate that progress towards this goal is disappointing. The upcoming UN High-Level Policy Forum (HLPF) meetings in July and September 2019 will discuss what can and should be done to accelerate progress. One promising, but underutilized, avenue for enhancing governance is civil society action to supplement government efforts. PTF has just released Expanding Civil Society Contributions to the Governance Agendas of Sustainable Development Goals and International Financial Institutions as a resource to understand the potential contribution of civil society and provide recommendations for how it can be realized. The report examines the various roles CSOs play in improving government transparency, accountability and inclusiveness and controlling corruption, reviewing the evidence on what works and what does not. It presents analysis and evidence-driven recommendations to accelerate progress. In particular, the report highlights the role that International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as the World Bank, can play in accelerating progress towards SDG16 governance goals through the expansion of CSO led good governance programs.  They are uniquely positioned to do so as they: (i) have pledged to support SDGs; (ii)  have adopted targets of their own for more transparent, accountable, participatory government; (iii)  have commendable policies to engage citizens and civil society in the billions of dollars of funding for projects they fund; and (iv) can influence government policies and programs through policy dialogue and demonstration effects. However, the IFIs performance in this area is also below potential for a variety of internal and external reasons. The report makes specific recommendations for accelerating IFI contributions. These recommendations are aimed at IFIs to do more to expand citizen/CSO engagement and philanthropic organizations and bilateral donors to fund CSOs to influence and monitor IFIs actions in this area. PTF committed to produce this report as a partner in the Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network of hundreds of CSOs from all over the world. The main messages of the report, according to the lead author Vinay Bhargava, are: "Progress in achieving good governance targets of SDG16 and IFIs can be accelerated significantly by expanding CSO led programs for increasing government transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and controlling corruption. Such an expansion will require supportive actions and funding from philanthropy, international NGOs, bilateral donors and IFIs. This report provides seven specific recommendations for their consideration.” AUTHORS Vinay Bhargava A. Edward Elmendorf Simon Gray Barbara Kafka Daniel Ritchie Sarah Little

PTF’s cadre of development experts have deep knowledge of the IFIs, making PTF ideally qualified to advise these organizations on deepening their engagement with civil society. PTF has worked in this regard with the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), advising them on strategies for engaging with civil society; evaluating their current civil society engagement efforts across the organization and in specific countries; developing action plans for enhancing their engagement with civil society; consulting with civil society representatives; and training staff in civil society engagement. PTF offers the following services for IFIs and bilateral aid organizations: Diagnostic review of organizations' current policy and procedural framework for engaging with civil society and evaluation of implementation performance to date; Developing and helping to implement action plans for enhancing engagement with civil society at the organization-wide, country or sector level; Developing organizational policies, procedures, guidelines and toolkits related to civil society engagement; Supporting IFIs in their organizational interface with civil society (for example through civil society fora; joint IFI/Civil Society Committees; consultations with civil society) and task teams in engaging with civil society to strengthen design and implementation of projects and programs; Train IFI staff and build capacity of civil society organizations; and Develop and manage CSO grant programs on behalf of IFIs. Services for IFIs TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE We connect experts with local leaders to jointly develop plans, support implementation and evaluate impact. NETWORKING SERVICES We link organizations with similar goals and complementary skills to provide mutual support. KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING We share lessons by hosting events and publishing findings to advance our collective understanding of governance challenges. ANALYTICAL SERVICES We provide analytical and advisory services on institutional development and improving citizen engagement. Related Publications Civil Society & Development: Global Trends, Implications and Recommendations for Stakeholders in the 2030 Agenda Lessons from the CARTA Program in Bangladesh and Nepal Stimulating Demand for Good Governance MORE PUBLICATIONS Related Programs Deepening Civil Society Engagement for Development Effectiveness Strengthening AfDB Engagement with Civil Society MORE INFORMATION

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The PTF is Founded (2000) The idea of establishing the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) emerged in the late 1990s though conversations among Board members of Transparency International, including the then Chairman of TI, Peter Eigen and Vice-Chair Frank Vogl, Barry Metzger, former General Counsel of the Asian Development Bank and Pierre Landell-Mills, a former World Bank colleague of Eigen and Vogl. They recognized that the still young TI did not have the capacity to pursue specific anti-corruption projects on its own. They decided to establish the PTF as an independent organization with its own legal structure, headquarters and staffing.  The PTF was registered under New York State law in December 2000. Peter Eigen became the first Board Chair. Pierre Landell-Mills agreed to serve as President and Daniel Ritchie, a former World Bank colleague, agreed to become Secretary. In 2000, there was virtually no concept of the so-called “demand side” of good governance, in which citizens act to hold their governments responsible and accountable.  But the PTF founders and managers who had worked for many years on the “supply side” of promoting improvement in public institutions of good governance recognized that governments rarely reform themselves and need the pressure of citizens to effect real change. They both served as the PTF volunteer managers for the next ten years. Modest Beginnings (2001-2006) The PTF’s work started with an anonymous contribution from a UK foundation of $25,000 to jump start the program that enabled the PTF to make its first grant, to a Bulgarian CSO monitoring the issue of a telecoms license, in late December 2000. Pierre from his home in Devon, UK and Dan from Washington, DC spent the first year developing the approach and procedures for the PTF as a financial intermediary, making small grants of about $25,000 each on a purely demand-driven basis. They recognized that local CSOs themselves were best placed to know what kinds of interventions would work in different circumstances. Context mattered. The PTF’s role was to help design and support project implementation. It meant recruiting a cadre of volunteer project advisers who would follow individual projects from beginning to end. Project designs focused on measuring and evaluating results. Each project would have an evaluation by the grant recipient and about one-third would have independent evaluations by PTF advisers. The focus was on demonstrating the impact of citizen engagement on fighting corruption. At the same time, largely under the leadership of Barry Metzger, the structure of the PTF Board and separately PTF “Members” was formulated; accounting systems were put in place and good governance approaches were developed. Kumi Naidoo succeeded Peter Eigen as Board Chair in 2002. The initial six years were a struggle to persuade donors that citizen pressure was an important part of the fight against corruption. The PTF program averaged 10 grants per year. Even then, the approach showed considerable promise. [...]

Citizen Action for Results, Transparency and Accountability (CARTA) Independent Assessment Report The Citizen Action for Results, Transparency and Accountability (CARTA) Program was funded by a US$1.9 million grant from the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF). The grant was managed by the World Bank. CARTA started in mid-2011 and will be completed by November 30, 2015 after it was extended by more than one year. The World Bank chose the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) to implement the CARTA Program. The CARTA Program objective was “to enhance the development impact, sustainability and client ownership of pro-poor projects financed by the World Bank in Bangladesh and Nepal, by promoting civil society organizations’ engagement, experience and capacity to demand better governance.” The subprojects are the main reason for CARTA, by far the largest component, and the component where impacts can be clearly assessed. As part of the grant agreement, PTF was required to contract an independent assessment of the subproject component of CARTA. This report is on that assessment. This assessment was based on a desk review.  It is based on a review of documents and interviews with a variety of stakeholders. DOWNLOAD REPORT Independent Evaluations of PTF Projects Key finding: “Donors should allocate sufficient funding to the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) (and to other similar non-governmental organizations—NGOs—who respond to civil societies’ governance initiatives) to foster a more secure funding base for civil society organizations—CSOs—who demonstrate courage and innovation in tackling corruption.” John Clark, an international development consultant, former civil society activist and adviser to former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, was commissioned by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), and by the World Bank to evaluate PTF supported projects supported by our “Citizens Against Corruption” and “Good Governance: Community Mobilization to Combat Corruption” programs. PTF projects are assessed in terms of their effectiveness and impact, their sustainability, their replicability, their innovative approaches, and whether they truly represented value for money. In each area the reports find substantial accomplishments. DOWNLOAD EVALUATION OF “CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION” | DOWNLOAD EVALUATION OF “GOOD GOVERNANCE: COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION TO COMBAT CORRUPTION” Independent Assessment of PTF’s Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) Program PRIA Global Partnership has evaluated the performance of PTF projects in India. The report shows a comparative picture of the 12 CAC projects in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Orissa based on the assessment of their performance at the end of the project period. Most of the projects dealt with issues of corruption in government schemes like Public Distribution System (PDS), National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Forest Rights Act (FRA) etc. with an emphasis on promoting a more engaged and active citizenry to curb the same. DOWNLOAD REPORT DFID Review of PTF: Innovative Support to Civil Society in Fighting Corruption The UK’s Department for International Development has released a mid-term review of PTF’s Citizens Against Corruption (CAC) programme, which is supported by DfID’s Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF). The report stated that PTF “is able to point to specific reforms triggered by the projects. This is partly due to the very specific problems targeted and the careful guidance offered, but partly also because PTF [...]

The Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (BRWSPP) is funded by the World Bank and has a lifespan of four years, from July 2012 to June 2016. The project aims to ensure reliable access to arsenic-free, safe water in the rural areas of Bangladesh. The BRWSSP project included the construction of water supply systems, technical assistance for stakeholders and …

Bangladesh’s Local Government Support Project (LGSP-II) is a national decentralization plan that aims to strengthen local governance. LGSP II provides grants to Union Parishads (UPs) – the oldest and most local government system – so the community can determine which public projects serve them best. Thus, the main purpose of the project is to build the capacity …

The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED II) is a publicly funded project aimed at increasing access to electricity through Solar Home System (SHS) in “off-grid” rural areas of Bangladesh. Although it has been recognized as one of the largest and fastest growing off-grid renewable energy programs in the world, policy and operational challenges …