Transparency International

Published purpose

Ultimately, this project aims to enhance accountability for transparency and gender equality of political finance to voters in Indonesia, Madagascar, Panama, Sri Lanka, Venezuela and Zambia. The project seeks to improve transparency in election and political party financing to ensure competitive democratic processes and equal opportunities for women candidates. The project will increase 1) public demand for, 2) political engagement to regulate, and 3) technical innovations to monitor the transparency, equality and integrity of political finance. Project activities include: (1) developing an assessment methodology for national assessments and case studies in consultation with chapters; (2) conducting (design, desk review, interview, analyse, consult, validate and publish) national assessments on the state of political finance governance and transparency practices. Also, the assessments include financial barriers for women’s participation in politics in Indonesia, Madagascar, Panama, Venezuela, and Zambia; (3) defining context (legal and technical), purpose, technical specifications (reporting database, user interface, etc.) and deployment plans for all 6 countries. Based on past election information, an estimated total of 246,570,452 eligible voters and more than 5,189 female candidates benefit from the project activities. Government institutions, political parties, CSOs, media and citizens also directly benefit from the project.