As part of the broader objective of strengthening governance (transparency and accountability) in pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain management (PSM), the World Bank Institute (WBI) has been supporting multistakeholder coalitions in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to design and pilot social accountability tools in selected sites.

The purpose of these tools is to provide a platform for citizens and health providers to more actively monitor PSM and health services, as well…

After months of planning the data collection process is finally here; I am particularly exited to be part of the team undertaking this process.

As we begin the Data collection exercise in Kenya, let us be alive to the impact of the results of this research; it will not only give us information on the situation on the ground but also advise policy dialogue that will give meaningful change to society. The process appreciates the vital role of the citizen in the decision making process…

Please note this this version was shared from the PCDC Newsletter #28

To Download the UNPCDC newsletter visit: http://unpcdc.org/media/412895/pcdc_newsletter_-_volume_28_jan2013.pdf…

The Ministry of Education, signed two memorandums of understanding with the Teacher Creativity Center; implementation of two programs on citizenship in civic education, social audit in a number of public schools.

Mr. Refaat Sabbah TCC General Director  said that education is the first source and major guarantee in Palestinian society that contribute to the achievement of development in all sectors, stressing the role of these projects in…

Concluded Teacher Creativity Center on Thursday, 27/12/2012 in the city of Jericho the First retreat and the  discussion focused on different ways to develop programs and structural status and assess the roles and responsibilities of the Governing Council, and to draw conclusions and future recommendations, with the broad participation of the members of the Board of Directors, the General Authority, staff workers.

The retreat aimed to improve the knowledge of the public and staff and…

a Radio sketch of two minutes introducing the Social Capital 

the translation is bellow:

Broadcaster Voice : is it possible to utilities and develop social capital

within the society   

Persona “A” : What is social capital? I’m of the society!! does this mean I own a share in…

An advertisement is placed in the papers for a mechanical contract to be carried out in favour of a Federal Ministry. Akan, a seasoned mechanic, believes that the contract falls within his area of competence and expertise. Naturally, Akan responds to the advertised request for proposals. He however, becomes discouraged when after several weeks since the bid opening process he hears nothing of the process. He goes to the ministry and finds other aggrieved contractors. They are all tired of…

Oriental Group 2012 consist of people from so many different countries where they are trying to spread and make social media understandable in the fields of procurement, accountability, transparency and so on.

 

Group Objectives is to activate the role of partner organizations in…

The Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) met on Wednesday 12th December, 2012 to approve the Validation Report and to state its position on the “unmet requirements”, that is, requirements 9 and 15.

First, the MSG thanked the Validation Committee for its invaluable comments on the Draft Validation report and for the international secretariat for ensuring that those comments reached the MSG at the appropriate time, taking into…

Ceremony honoring people who discover corruption and granted 15 of the institutions of civil society in Palestine certificate of good governance

 That honoring civil society organizations and people fought against corruption in Palestine will give a strong impetus to efforts to combat corruption

In this country, which is undergoing under occupation on the one hand and corruption on the other and contribute to the campaign community carried out by civil society organizations to combat…

Greetings,

The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) Wishes to share with your our annual Christmas message. Click on the video below to view and listen to our Christmas message for this year 2012, don’t forget to share it with your family, friends and colleagues.





Wishing you all a Joyful Christmas Session…

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Many Government Organizations (GO), Non Government Organizations (NGO) and international Aid Agencies work in many countries for social and economical development. There are various types of projects and programs implemented for developing the socio-economic conditions of those countries, especially in developing and under developed countries. Since hundreds of years, the development agencies have been working in many countries only for doing various development issues. Thousands of…

Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) Joint by its partner Catholic Relief Service (CRS), opening a Bid to purchase new Computers

the following pictures show the process of procurement at ARIJ:

1) After authorization purchases are assigned to the head of procurement department in ARIJ who carries on the purchasing function according to the following…

The Monitoring and Evaluation Department at the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) participated in a five days training course entitled “Monitoring and Evaluation for Human Rights and Good Governance NGOs”. The training course…

International Anti-Corruption Day 09 December 2012 British Ambassador welcomes Afghan efforts to tackle corruption Anti corruption Today is International Anti-Corruption Day. In a week that saw Afghanistan ranked joint bottom of 176 countries in Transparency International’s index of public sector corruption, it is…

Sunday, December 09, 2012 – Kabul: Integrity Watch Afghanistanand The Killid Group, incollaboration with UNODC, launched a

campaign during a conference to commemorate International

Anti‐Corruption Day. The theme of the conference was

“Fighting corruption: Public participation…

Sunday, December 09, 2012 – Kabul: Integrity Watch Afghanistanand The Killid Group, incollaboration with UNODC, launched a

campaign during a conference to commemorate International

Anti‐Corruption Day. The theme of the conference was

“Fighting corruption: Public participation…

In a data-driven world like today this would be incomprehensible. 

The landscape of who is consuming data and how it’s being used is also changing.  The internet, social media, information technologies and mobile technologies have facilitated the access to information and how to interact with it, strengthening the…

The Public and Private Development Centre has launched two publications assessing the progress made in the Nigerian Public procurement system in the light of the reforms instituted by the Public Procurement Act 2007.

The country wide assessment titled Walking the path to procurement reforms in Nigeria, closely examines Public institutions; otherwise known as procuring entities, contractors, civil society groups and the regulators, Bureau of Public Procurement…