📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2020.2283.8
Status:
running project
Responsible organizational unit:
2C00 Latin America, Caribbean
Contact person:
Erwin Alberto Ramirez Gutierrez erwin.ramirez@giz.de
Partner countries:
America NA, Brazil, Ecuador
SUMMARY
Goals:
The conditions at the regional level for active participation of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in national anti-corruption systems have improved.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Union Accounts Tribunal
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
9 000 000 euros
Current project:
3 000 000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2015.2145.9
Strengthening external financial control in the environmental sector
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
14.12.2015 - 31.07.2024
Current project:
01.05.2021 - 31.07.2024
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
main goal
CRS KEY
24010 Financial sector policy and administration
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
Corruption is a major challenge. It weakens institutions, democracy and the justice system, slows economic growth and social development, and endangers the environment. It undermines trust in state institutions and hinders the provision of public goods and services. It violates dignity and human rights and worsens the situation of people in precarious situations, especially women.
Corruption affects all countries in the world. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the risk of corruption.
Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) can contribute to greater transparency in public administration. They make risks visible and promote the strengthening of robust and effective internal controls to prevent corruption.
Objective
The Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) has achieved that SAIs participate more actively in national anti-corruption systems.
Approach
The project is active in three fields of action:
- Improving the range of services offered by OLACEFS to promote the active participation of SAIs in national anti-corruption systems. By using such services, SAIs in the region can further develop their capacity to prevent and combat corruption.
- Promote increased participation of non-state actors to broaden the scope of SAI audits. Civil society can help identify areas at risk of corruption and provide important input for audits. Sharing experiences within OLACEFS with the participation of non-
