Strengthening the participation and engagement of civil society organizations in the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI) in PNG (Vol. 2) : Annex (English)

In 2015, the publish what you pay (PWYP) secretariat submitted a proposal to the World Bank to fund a project of capacity building for civil society actors in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG had been accepted as an extractive industries transparency initiative... See More + In 2015, the publish what you pay (PWYP) secretariat submitted a proposal to the World Bank to fund a project of capacity building for civil society actors in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG had been accepted as an extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI) candidate country a few months earlier, at the 26th EITI Board meeting in Oslo and a clear need had been identified for technical training and institutional strengthening among local civil society organizations (CSOs). Following further needs assessment, in June 2015 PWYP submitted a funding proposal entitled strengthening the participation and engagement of CSO in the EITI in PNG. While the PWYP secretariat was able to successfully complete phase one of the original proposal, administrative hurdles related to the PWYP secretariat’s status as a charity following the spin-off from its institutional host prevented it from receiving the necessary funds to carry out activities foreseen in phase two. Following extensive consultations, all parties involved agreed to close the project nevertheless and this final report aims at providing an overview of what has been achieved throughout the project.  See Less -