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TI PNG dedicates its core resources to undertaking
the following activities in an ongoing fashion:
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Providing a TI PNG position on hot issues
of the day, such as public appointments, misappropriation
of public money, and the passage of laws pertaining to
our mandate, through media releases, letters to the editor
and position papers to government.
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Disseminating information about corruption
issues to the wider public, including a quarterly newsletter
to all members and supporters.
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Supporting the growth of coalitions amongst
wider PNG society, such as the Youth Against Corruption
Association (YACA) and the Community Coalition Against
Corruption (CCAC).
Additionally, TI PNG undertakes project and
program activity that aligns with current strategic objectives.
Our current program priorities are:
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Electoral
Reform and Awareness, focusing on the 2007
national elections. This program was completed successfully
with funding from AusAID. Reports of the project including
financial acquittals was completed and presented to the
donor and the project closed following the National Elections
in 2007.
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Further work in partnership with the
PNG Department of Education to ensure that anti-corruption
values are at the core of our education system;
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Legislative reform such as a Freedom
of Information Act, a Whistleblowers Protection Act, and
the development of an Independent Commission Against Corruption
(ICAC);
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‘Working with government’ projects such
as e-procurement, budget transparency, tracking resource
equity, and sector status reports;
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Corruption research, diagnostics, and
information dissemination.
Notable ongoing projects undertaken by TIPNG since 2007 include;
1. Sir Anthony Siaguru
Walk Against Corruption (WAC)2007 - 2009
The
Sir Anthony Siaguru Walk Against Corruption(WAC) is a fund
raising event inagurated in 2007 by TIPNG.
It
seeks to raise funds to sustain the long term operational
costs of TIPNG and provides an avenue for members of civil
society to express their concerns about corrupton by taking
part in the walk.
The walks
in 2007, 2008 and 2009 were cordinated by a committee comprised
of 15 voluntery members committeed to deliver results. The
volunteers are from various government and corporate organisations
who commit time and resources to organise and cordinate the
event ensuring the walk is held successfully.
A number of
corporate, government, non government and educational insitutions
continue to render their services volunterialy and in kind
to support and ensure the walk is incident free.
- The first
walk was held in 2007 in Port Moresby and raised over K90
000.00 for the Siaguru Endowment Fund (SEF).
- The second
walk in 2008 was held both in Port Moresby and Kokopo, East
New Britain province. This was the first successful walk
in another province.These walks raised over K195 000.00.
- The third
walk this year (2009) was again held in Port
Moresby and Kokopo and raised K329 000.00.
Prizes sponsored by corporate
organisations are awarded annually to the best dressed corporaete
team and the best anti corruption message presnted by teams.
This year the focus of the walk was to have young people participate
in the walk. This saw 93 primary and secondary schools including
tertiarty institutions register and participate in Port Moresby
and Kokopo.
Annual registration fees for
the walk stands at;
- Corporate team K2 000.00
- School team K200.00
The WAC committee has plans
to expand the dimension of the walk to other provinces and
incorporate activities that can possibly get more members
of civil society to participate and show support against acorruption.
READ
More..... about the WAC and the
Speech
by Chairman Peter Aitsi.
2.
Mike Manning Youth Democracy Camp - 2008
Background
In an ongoing effort to target PNG's future
leaders, TIPNG conducts the annual Mike Manning Youth Democracy
Camp (YDC), named after TIPNG's late former Chairman. The
camp is held annually in June and July in Goroka, the capital
of the Eastern Highlands Province. The YDC involves bringing
over 50 secondary students and out of school youth from fourteen
provinces together for ten days, where they experience a series
of seminars and programs designed to raise their knowledge
on a wide range of topics relevant to citizens in a modern
democratic society.
The camp involves the students establishing
their own mock republic and parliament. A constitution is
drafted, laws are passed and a President is elected. This
gives the youths first-hand experience of the kind of processes
that underpin their democracy and the systems involved in
electing their leaders. The camp also involves a series of
intensive seminars, covering topics such as human rights,
women in politics, HIV/AIDS awareness, good governance principles,
the role of the media in a democracy and corruption in politics.
Finally the camp involves a number of inspirational speakers
to share their insights with the attendees - in 2009 these
included Malcolm Kela-Smith, Governor of Eastern Highlands
Province, and Mr Ila Geno, former Chief Ombudsman of Papua
New Guinea.
The YDC deliberately targets school students
who can potentially play a pivotal role in their own schools
and communities. The aim is for the ideas instilled during
the camp to be spread by the youths in their own homes, communities
and schools to encourage wider awareness, advocacy and participation
in civil society across PNG.
Funding for the YDC has been secured for
the next five years thanks to the PNG Sustainable Development
Program, with additional funding provided in 2008 and 2009
by the US State Department, AusAID and the UNDP.
Activity
Youth Democracy Camp is held annually in
Goroka, Eastern Highlands over June - July.
Over 50 students and out of school youth
from fourteen provinces often are in attendance. The Ten days
of seminars, workshops and activities on civic education,
human rights, democratic principles, voting, governance, corruption
are activities carried out by those attending.
Impact
Instilling knowledge of good governance and
democratic principles in student leaders
students undertake to conduct awareness and knowledge-sharing
sessions in own communities
Students have done live radio broadcasts
calling for change in youth behavior and educating the public
about minimizing the trend of corruption through change of
personal attitude.
Empowers youths to talk openly about corruption
and its effects on individual lives and society.
We have had representatives form TI Pacific
chapters in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji attend the camp
this year (2009). The idea here was the for chapters to adopt
and carry out similar activities
4. Good Governance & anti-corruption
education (GGACE)
5. Forest Governance Initiative
(FGI) - 2009
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