Dear Members and Friends,
The final quarter of this year started and ended on a high note with two major events: The 2nd National Integrity Summit and the Elections Seminar.
We kick-started this quarter with our Legal Aid Program where we had three trainees from the Legal Training Institute. The trainees were with us for two weeks. We also took on our sixth batch of legal students under our Legal Internship Program who are currently engaged with us for 14 weeks. Also this year, we took on our first accounting intern who is working with our finance team to gain exposure and experience in the sector.
The 2nd National Integrity Summit brought experts and reformers into dialogue on how best we can improve our integrity as a nation. I’d like to acknowledge the support from the European Union that made the Summit possible.
Also at the Summit, we recognized and awarded three organizations who have taken the initiative to devise mechanisms to strengthen their integrity and outstanding journalists for her investigative journalism piece.
We hosted our election seminar in late November and presented the findings of our election observations. The report was received by the PNG Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Simon Sinai. We have put forward a number of recommendations aimed at improving the transparency and integrity of our elections and we are ready to work with the various stakeholders to ensure better elections come 2027.
From both our events, we produced and released outcome documents summing the discussions and ideas shared, and paving a way forward to enhancing the integrity of our society.
The fourth quarter ended with International Anti-Corruption Day where we ran a social media campaign defining various forms of corruption, namely conflict of interest, grand corruption, political corruption, sextortion, and fraud.
As you read through this issue of our newsletter, you will realize that at TIPNG, we work with a sense of urgency to combat corruption by working with our partners and engaging in spaces that require full transparency. Your support as members and friends gives us the mandate to speak up and we hope that in the New Year 2023, you will continue to stand by us by renewing your support as members. Please contact us for an application form and an invoice.
Thank you again and wishing you all a safe journey into the New Year!
Arianne Kassman
