Current TI Fiji Projects

Transparency International Fiji continues to promote awareness on the nature of corruption and options towards its eradication. It encourages members of the society and organizations to promote integrity, accountability and transparency. Promoting major conventions like the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) is one of the ways in which TI Fiji works with others to create a society freed from corruption, thus a better Fiji to live in!

Currently TI Fiji is involved in a number of awareness as well as institutional strengthening initiatives:

  • Finance System Upgrade: TI Fiji is currently implementing a new finance system that will ensure the financial records are kept in real-time and on a project-by-project basis, using accrual accounting principles. Preparations of budgets and other appropriate procedures will also form part of this upgrade, with more attention given to analysis and forecasting activities. At the moment, TI Fiji uses a manual, cash-based system. All being well, TI Fiji will begin transacting in MYOB by the end of 2010.
  • National Initiative on Civic Education (NICE): In June 2008, TI Fiji was chosen as an implementation partner in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) managed NICE project, having expressed its interest the year before. Programme Officer for TI Fiji, Zena Sherani represents the organisation in various workshops and seminars held throughout the country. One such workshop was a curriculum development workshop held at the Pacific Theological College in Suva from the 4th - 17th February. Actual community level awareness activities all over Fiji began in 2009.
  • Web Revamp: With the services of Internet Fiji, the TI Fiji website is being upgraded with a wider range of interesting topics and issues while being more user friendly. This exercise should be complete by the end of February 2009.
  • Open Budget Project (OBI): TI Fiji collaborated with the Open Budget Institute in Washington USA through 2007 in an agreement of the transparency of the state budget management system. Results have indicated that our system does not provide enough information to the general public. TI Fiji will work with the relevant agencies and stakeholders to promote transparency in the implementation of the current budget and in the next budget process.
  • Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC): TI Fiji has established an Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) and joins twenty-one (21) other national chapters around the world that have also embarked on this project. ALAC is an international programme developed by Transparency International, to provide legal assistance to witnesses and victims of corruption otherwise unable to access redress and provide valuable information about corruption 'hotspots' to drive the advocacy efforts of the anti-corruption movement.

 

Completed Projects

ALAC: TI Fiji began this service in Suva in April 2009, providing free legal assistance and referrals to victims and witnesses of corruption. To consult our Legal Officer at ALAC, members of the public are encouraged to visit our office at 72 Pratt Street, Suva or contact us by calling 3304 702.

NICE Drama Initiative: 'The Challenge Youth Drama 2010' was launched on Wednesday, December 23 2009. In this drama competition, youths aged 16-25 years will be asked to compose a 20-minute drama on 4 major NICE components: Democracy, Democratic Governance, Constitution and Constitutionalism and Human Rights. Competitions are to be held in March 2010 in 3 locations - Labasa, Savusavu and Suva. At each location, youth groups will vie for cash prizes - $4,000 (First Prize), $2,000 (Second Prize) and $1,000 (Third Prize). Auditions began in mid-January and will continue on into February, before the competitions kick off in March.

Watch this space for more details on TI Fiji's completed projects.