This interview was originally featured by the Basel Institute on Governance. Here, CoST Malawi Chairperson Joe Chingani delves into CoST's work in Malawi, driving policy change to create a more level playing field for business. While there are uncertain times ahead, CoST's impact in Malawi shows how perseverance, flexibility and leadership can create tangible change
CoST Malawi has added its voice to calls from the Open Contracting Multi-Stakeholder Group (OC-MSG) for the establishment of a high-level, multi-stakeholder committee to maintain transparency and accountability during COVID-19. The OC-MSG is comprised of a number of Malawian civil-society organisations (CSOs) campaigning for higher standards in open contracting, including CoST Malawi, the Centre for
Our second CoST Assurance Week draws to a close today, after a full week of celebrations in Malawi, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Ethiopia. The results of these assurance processes paint an encouraging picture of the stage we’re at as 2019 comes to an end, building on the unprecedented increase in disclosure
This year has been an important one for CoST Malawi. After successfully launching the CoST Disclosure Portal for Public Infrastructure Projects in 2017, the assurance process undertaken by the programme in 2019 has provided an opportunity to understand procuring entities’ attitudes towards CoST disclosure tools and standards. Today, as CoST Malawi publishes their latest assurance
In June, CoST Malawi Chairperson Joe Ching’ani participated at a workshop convened by the Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi (CONGOMA). The workshop brought together representatives from across Malawian civil society and government, including the Director General of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority, Mr Elias Hausi. with the aim of widening citizen participation
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