PTF and PTF-Europe have collaborated with 162 civil society partners in 54 countries in Central & Eastern Europe to complete more than 250 projects. We engage a network of experienced development professionals who work directly with our civil society partners to create, implement, and monitor citizen-led transparency and accountability initiatives. Search our full list of projects below.
| Project Name | Description | Implementing Organization | Country | Year | ||
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| Developing System to Track Government Subsidies | THEME(S): Procurement GRANT AMOUNT: $16,500 The project involved preparing of the instrument about public finances, training of partners and the execution of the pilot programme in selected towns. A report was produced with an analysis of procedures for procurement employed by Polish communes. DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | Asocjajce | Procurement | Poland | 2001 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Gender Based Violence Regional Training | THEME(S): Gender GRANT AMOUNT: $15,000 The Gender Based Violence project covered 4 Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia) and came about in response to a request by network members for training on representation of victims of gender based violence. The objective of this regional initiative was to sensitize and train lawyers on the unique needs of the victims and their protection under domestic and international law. A comprehensive two-day course was held to raise awareness on the psychological dimensions of the crime and to sensitize lawyers to the unique dynamics of domestic violence as well as the impact trauma and violence have on children and their development. One of the biggest achiEvements of the project was bringing advocates and civil society together to work on common issues, which was particularly successful in Macedonia and Serbia. DOWNLOAD GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE FINAL REPORT | American Bar Association | Rule of Law; Gender | Balkans | 2016 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring Government's Initiatives to Address State Capture | THEME(S): Rule of Law GRANT AMOUNT: $11,900 With PTF support, between April 27 and May 9 2002 CSD held a series of six working meetings, which set out the main elements of a national anti-corruption strategy and reviewed draft anti-corruption legislation. These were summarized in a report that was considered at a National Workshop, which launched a new Coalition for Transparency. The Workshop, attended by 110 prominent personalities, endorsed the main themes of the report and made additional suggestions with regard to the proposed legislation. The Coalition now has 69 members consisting of parliamentarians, civil society and business leaders, Buddhist clergy and other distinguished figures in Cambodian society. Donor funding for a work plan is being sought and 1,500 copies of the Workshop proceedings have been distributed. The Coalition is now actively pressing for the passage of the anti-corruption legislation. DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT [MORE] | Delna (TI-Latvia) | Rule of Law | Latvia | 2001 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring GSM License Auction | THEME(S): Procurement GRANT AMOUNT: $12,725 The objective of this project is to present a detailed analysis of the tender procedure held in Bulgaria in relation to selecting a second nation-wide mobile operator in the country. The report focuses on reviewing legal compliance and transparency during the auction and also provided a detailed comparative analysis with similar tenders held in Europe and the world. It also discusses why the country opted in for the multiple round auction in this particular case. DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | Transparency International Bulgaria (TI-Bulgaria) | Procurement | Bulgaria | 2000 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Regional Network in Western Balkans to Support the Rule of Law, Judicial Reform and the Fight Against Corruption | THEME(S):Rule of Law GRANT AMOUNT: $35,000 ReView23 was a regional network of CSOs in the Western Balkans (Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro) which share common goals linked to the rule-of-law, specifically to judicial reform. [MORE] | Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) | Rule of Law | Serbia | 2015 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Supporting the Judiciary in Combating Corruption in the Western Balkans | Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) | Rule of Law | Serbia | 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Rail Construction | Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) | Construction | Azerbaijan | 2012 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| The Second Energy Agency Monitoring Project | EFOR; Romanian Academic Society(SAR) | Private Sector | Romania | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Railway Project in Azerbaijan, Georgia, & Turkey | Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) | Construction | Azerbaijan | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Improving Services and Transparency in Kotor | Center for a Democratic Transition (CDT) | Service Delivery | Montenegro | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Reduce Corrupt Practices in Budgeting & Spending in Local Govt. in South Serbia | Juzne Vesti | Budget Monitoring | Serbia | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Transparent Public Procurement for Less Corruption in Serbia | Toplica | Procurement | Serbia | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Media Empowerment: Struggle Against Corruption | Internews Azerbaijan Public Association (IAPA) | Media | Azerbaijan | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Improve the Implementation of the National Anti-corruption Strategy | TI-Moldova | Moldova | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | ||
| Monitoring State Publications | Center for Public Information Issues (CPII) | Freedom of Information | Albania | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Supporting Adequate Response of the Serbian Judiciary Through Corruption Trial Monitoring | Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) | Rule of Law | Serbia | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Enhancing the Transparency and Accountability of Energy Policy and Regulation | Romanian Academic Society (SAR),EFOR (formerly SARS) | Private Sector | Romania | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Transparent and Accountable School | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $32,000 The overall purpose was to assist in increasing the level of transparency and accountability in the extra-budgetary activities of high schools. P&T’s activities included conducting information seminars at target schools for students, teachers and parents, forming new anti-corruption procedures, increasing student involvement and monthly monitoring visits by P&T volunteers to provide support and consultations for implementation of new of new procedures. Education Projects Analysis 2012 | Partnership and Teaching NGO | Education | Armenia | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Fighting corruption in Public Health Services | THEME(S): Health GRANT AMOUNT: $27,000 The project goal was to initiative such activities so that the level of corruption in the public health services in Moldova is decreased. In addition the project aimed at raising patients' awareness of their rights and implementing of anti-corruption mechanisms in the Polyclinic in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Moldova. Some of the activities to achieve these goals were: creation of an Anti-corruption Commission, surveys among patients and doctors, installation of an anti-corruption box in the building of the Polyclinic, adoption of the code of Anti-corruption Ethics of the Polyclinic of the Ministry of Home affairs and the publication of the collection of laws 'No corruption!'. More than 30 000 leaflets were printed out and spread in medical institutions in Moldova on patients' rights. DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT DOWNLOAD PROGRESS REPORT | National Institute for Women | Health; Gender | Moldova | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Enhancing Internal Supervision of Local Governments | THEME(S): Public Sector Management GRANT AMOUNT: $27,930 There was research showing serious shortcomings in the supervision practices of local governments in Estonia so the project objectives focused on changing supervision practices in 6 municipalities and the nationwide replication of improved practices. Strengthening the internal control capacity of local governments was done through analyses, interviews, consultations, best practices proposals and compiling a self-assessment tool. As a result of the project, a manual was published explaining the legal and ethical aspects of corruption and emphasizing the importance of corruption prevention. A training program consisting of 4 seminars on anti-corruption regulations was carried out as well for the six selected local governments. Some of the most important achievements of the project were: offering free help and training, fostering anti-corruption cooperation between local governments, attracting media's attention to corruption-related issues and making successful suggestions to the new anti-corruption law. DOWNLOAD GRANT AGREEMENT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | TI-Estonia | Local Governance | Estonia | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring Construction of Latvia's National Library Phase II Integrity Pact | Delna (TI-Latvia) | Construction; Procurement | Latvia | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Active Policy Advocacy Project | THEME(S): Procurement, Capacity Building for Civil Society Organizations GRANT AMOUNT: $29,935 The main objective of the project was to positively impact the development of a public procurement system by strengthening the values of integrity, transparency and professionalism. Another goal was to set up a civil society mechanism to monitor the procurement system by gaining technical and procedural knowledge of the system from the Ministry of Economics and making it publicly available. DOWNLOAD PROJECT SUMMARY DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | Partnership for Social Development (PSD) | Advocacy | Croatia | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Enhancing Whistleblowers' Protection 2 | Transparency International Lithuania (TI-Lithuania) | Rule of Law | Lithuania | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring the School Exam System in Rayon Soroca | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $25,000 The project had three main objectives: raising awareness among pupils, teachers, parents and school administration of educational corruption and its effects; monitoring the examination process to prevent corruption in 12 lyceums in the Rayon Soroca and establishing institutional changes of disciplinary action for bribe-taking and bribe-giving in the educational domain in the Rayon Soroca. A wide range of mechanisms and tools were used in order to achieve these goals some of which were: monitoring exams, surveys and questionnaires (3000 pupils were questioned), group meetings, quarterly financial/narrative reports, promotional leaflets and nine public hearings. DOWNLOAD PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | SOARTA | Education | Moldova | 2009 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Tackling Corruption at Tiraspol and Taraclia Universities | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $24,529 This project elaborated further the work done during the first project on tackling academic corruption. Some of the most ambitious project objectives were: to implement transparent methods of financing of universities, to implement the national mechanism for resisting university corruption, to initiate the development of Honor Codes in the State University of Taraklia, to assist with the realization of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, to strengthen the partnership between NGOs, the University of Taraklia and the mass media. The activities performed in order to achieve the project goals can be summarized as follows: round-tables, establishment of the Anti-corruption Council, establishment of an Independent Anti-corruption Commission, collaboration with the Moldova Ministry of Education, implementation of transparent mechanism of exams administration, seminars for students devoted to academic integrity and fighting corruption, organization of the conference 'Education and Corruption' and other activities involving students and academic professors. DOWNLOAD PROJECT PROPOSAL DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT DOWNLOAD LOGFRAME | Institute for Democracy | Education | Moldova | 2009 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring Tenders of State Oil Fund Phase 2 | Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) | Procurement; Natural Resources | Azerbaijan | 2009 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| ALAC | Transparency International Serbia (TI-Serbia) | Rule of Law | Serbia | 2009 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Enhancing the Whistleblowers' Protection Law | Transparency International Lithuania (TI-Lithuania) | Rule of Law | Lithuania | 2009 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Fighting Academic Corruption Tiraspol State University | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $23,682 The goal of the project was to inform students and professors of the Tiraspol State University about corruption and its manifestation, to reduce engagement in academic dishonesty, to promote the organization of civil anti-corruption education of students and lecturers, and to initiate the development of Honor Codes in Universities in Moldova. The project goals were achieved through a number of activities such as surveys, information seminars, essay competition, round-tables and publication of articles devoted to academic integrity and corruption. DOWNLOAD PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | Institute for Democracy | Education | Moldova | 2008 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring Construction Phase of National Library Phase I Integrity Pact | Delna (TI-Latvia) | Construction; Procurement | Latvia | 2008 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Expenditures of State Oil Fund Phase 1 | Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) | Procurement; Natural Resources | Azerbaijan | 2008 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Advocacy and Legal Aid Centres (TIK) | Transparency International Kazakhstan (TI-Kazakhstan) | Rule of Law | Kazakhstan | 2008 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Property Rights | THEME(S): Property Rights; Rule of Law GRANT AMOUNT: $25,630 The aim of the project was to promote transparency of property rights in Albania and to increase public understanding of the legal framework regulating property rights and the violations and shortfalls of this framework caused by corruption. The project also developed a tool to monitor the implementation of the legal framework. This tool was piloted by the project and made operational on a larger scale. Data were collected on public perceptions of corruption of property rights. The project drew on the experience of NGO’s and responsible officials at central and local levels as well. DOWNLOAD GRANT AGREEMENT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT [MORE] | Transparency International Albania (TI-Albania) | Natural Resources | Albania | 2008 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Civil society for transparent Government in NW Russia | Civil Initiative Support Center (CISC) | Local Governance | Russia | 2007 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Tracking Local Government Budgets | Pro-Democracy Association (PDA) | Budget Monitoring | Romania | 2007 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Tackling Education Sector Corruption | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $22,560 The objectives of this project included addressing corruption in the approval and certification of textbooks, improving transparency in school management and reducing bribes. To combat these issues NurJolBer held six public roundtable discussions and participants were encouraged to suggest ways to combat corruption. NurJolBer also held training seminars for teachers and students that recommended and taught procedures to make the financing and management of the education system more transparent. Education Projects Analysis 2012 DOWNLOAD GRANT AGREEMENT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT | NurJolBer | Education | Kyrgyzstan | 2006 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Monitoring the Use of EU Environmental Grants | Green Network | Natural Resources | Poland | 2006 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Contracts for Three Large Construction Projects Integrity Pact | Delna (TI-Latvia) | Procurement; Construction | Latvia | 2006 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Transparent Regional Budgets | International Assembly for Human Rights Protection (IAHRP) | Budget Monitoring | Russia | 2005 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Local Government Transparency Standards | Association of Leaders of Local Civic Groups (ALLCG) | Local Governance | Poland | 2005 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring of Anti-Corruption Law-Making | Providus | Rule of Law | Latvia | 2005 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Measuring City Government Corruption | THEME(S): Capacity Building for Civil Society Organizations GRANT AMOUNT: $13,846 The main objective of the project was to collect a strong factual basis to serve as the grounds for subsequent actions to combat corruption. This was achieved through conducting surveys which collected data about the Visegrad Region's four capital cities - Warsaw, Bratislava, Prague and Budapest. Interviews were carried out with both senior city officials and journalists, businessmen and active citizens. DOWNLOAD GRANT AGREEMENT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION ASSESSMENT | Transparency International Czech Republic (TI-Czech Republic) | Local Governance | Czech Republic | 2004 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Enhancing Public Procurement | Transparency International Slovakia (TI-Slovakia) | Procurement | Slovakia | 2004 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Citizens' Anti-Corruption Legal Toolkits | TI-Poland (FUNDACJA IM. STEFANA BATOREGO) | Rule of Law | Poland | 2004 | Central & Eastern Europe | |
| Monitoring Use and Abuse of Campaign funds in Parliamentary Elections | THEME(S): Elections GRANT AMOUNT: $25,440 TI-Kyrgyzstan requested financial support of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) for a proposal to monitor use and possible abuse of of and by administrative resources in the Campaign for Parliament Elections in Kyrgyzstan in February 2005. The overall goal was improvement of democratic governance and functional democracy in Kyrgyzstan based on free and fair elections. The purposes of the activity were to draw public attention to abuse by an administrative resource during election, which endanger the development of democracy in the country. The project had to create and test a concrete technique and tools of monitoring for an administrative resource and carry out monitoring of abuses by an administrative resource during the election campaign for the parliament election in February 2005 DOWNLOAD GRANT AGREEMENT | Transparency International Kyrgyzstan (TI-Kyrgyzstan) | Elections | Kyrgyzstan | 2004 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Education Against Corruption Program | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $38,500 This is the second project awarded to the Soarta Community Association. The overall goal of the project was to reduce the corrupt behavior of students, teachers, parents, school administrators and government officials involved in the high school academic system in Soroca in order to improve the quality of the education system. This project built on the result of the first Soarta/PTF education project resulting in measurable reductions in corrupt practices within the education system. Soarta Community Association successfully penetrated the corrupt negative practices in the examinations procedures in 12 schools in Moldova and broadened the awareness of its successes to other secondary schools, parents' associations and the Ministry of Education in Moldova. DOWNLOAD PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT OVERVIEW | SOARTA | Education | Moldova | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Fight Corruption as Kazakh Higher Education Institutions | THEME(S): Education GRANT AMOUNT: $26,400 The project was designed to assess the level of corruption in two private Kazakh universities. It was divided into two phases but only the first one was completed (data collection, in-depth interviews, surveys, anti-corruption training seminars). Some interesting recommendations emerged from the outcomes of the project which could serve as the basis of phase 2. DOWNLOAD PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT | PFDSC | Education | Kazakhstan | 2011 | Central & Eastern Europe |
| Fair Election Campaign in Latvia | THEME(S): Elections GRANT AMOUNT: $30,000 The report provides an in-depth analysis of media-related issues and more specifically such related to: hidden advertising, political parties funding monitoring, etc. It describes the work Providus has done to publicize lack of transparency in news and media, and provides a specific case study for a project carried out in the field of 'hidden political advertising'. It also summarizes some concrete recommendations made by Providus and whether or not they were accepted by the Latvian Parliament. DOWNLOAD PROJECT FINAL REPORT DOWNLOAD PROJECT PROPOSAL | Providus | Elections | Latvia | 2010 | Central & Eastern Europe |
