Recently, AMAN
Coalition for Accountability and Integrity and within the third phase of
its core program "Promoting integrity,
transparency and accountability in the Palestinian society," initiated
the implementation of the grant funds programme targeting the
Palestinian NGOs. Grants have been made available as part of AMAN’s core
fund provided by the governments of Norway and the Netherlands.
This program, the first of its kind to AMAN Coalition, aims at
encouraging Palestinian NGOs to adopt initiatives and activities in the
area of good governance and anti-corruption culture through promoting
the values of integrity, transparency and accountability in the
Palestinian society, in addition to the dissemination of and promote a
culture of non-lenient with corruption. The grant program came from the
basis of the initial commitment of such rules as an essential component
of good governance on the road to building a national integrity system,
which AMAN coalition adopted since its establishment in the year 2000
upon the initiative by a number of Palestinian NGOs working in the field
of human rights and good governance. And to mention, AMAN’s grants
coordinator has responded to many queries from several civil
organizations regarding qualification criteria and grants conditions,
the crew of the programme is currently preparing the technical experts
terms of reference which will be recruited to contribute in the process
of evaluating the projects submitted by non-governmental organizations
which is expected to take place immediately after the closing date of
submission on the 20th of this month.
Earlier, AMAN
announced the start of receiving project proposals in the local
newspapers and its website adding to that a declaration through training
courses held recently by AMAN Coalition to the NGOs calling upon them to
submit project proposals that include one of the following themes:
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Minimizing impact of corruption on marginalized groups.
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Raising awareness about various forms of corruption and its impact
on the Society.
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Corporate good governance.
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Providing Palestinian youth with an
understanding of corruption and ways to combat it through ITA values
and principles, including the identification and design of
strategies like planning effective advocacy, awareness and lobbying
campaigns.
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Equipping young journalists with skills and techniques for
independent investigations and reporting on issues related to
corruption.
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Monitoring of the public sector’s performance.
