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PTF GETS SET FOR GROWTH

New Annual Report Highlights Substantial South Asian Growth

Washington DC, September 14, 2010 ---- We have come far over the last 10 years and expect to expandour activities significantly over the next five years across the developing world, said Anabel Cruz, Chair

of the Board of Directors of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) on the publication of PTFs

2009 Annual Report.

Over the last decade PTF has made available over USD $2.5 million in small grants in support of

148 anti-corruption projects undertaken by civil society organizations in 44 countries. PTF is now

finalizing a strategic review that is expected to set the stage for significant expansion in grant-making inthe 2011-2015 period. Over the last decade, PTF has pioneered ways to assist civil society organizationsto fight corruption by helping to play an effective role in the design, implementation, and monitoring of

anti-corruption activities, stated Ms. Cruz.

PTF President, Pierre Landell-Mills, stressed in the report that 2009 was PTFs busiest year. Not

only were more than 30 new grants approved, almost double the 2008 total, but PTF negotiated a majornew $3 million dollar grant from the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) and undertook animportant study of the global experience in supporting the demand for good governance.

The new Annual Report noted that a feature of PTFs further development in 2009 was the launchof its South Asia program in partnership with the Public Affairs Center in Bangalore. This included PTF

supporting 15 projects in India to strengthen peoples rights to government information - a key issue inthe effort to enhance transparency and curb corruption.

Mr. Landell-Mills added, We saw major developments in all areas of our work and a new strategic

planning effort was initiated given the likely major PTF expansion in coming years. It is important torecognize that our grantees are pioneering new approaches to fighting corruption and their success storiesneed to be widely disseminated - sharing the lessons of our experience is thus becoming a key PTF

objective.

In 2009, 92% of the total cash support received by PTF was allocated towards PTF programservices (grants, capacity building and regional partners) while 6% financed salaries and otherprofessional fees.

In 2009, PTF funded 18 initiatives in South Asia, 14 in Latin America (including six projects

supported under a regional arrangement funded in part by the Inter-American Development Bank), 5 inCentral and Eastern Europe, 3 in Africa, and 5 in East Asia. Out of the total funds allocated in 2009, 12percent of funds went to East Asia, 48 percent to South Asia, 7% to Africa, 17% to the Latin America and

the Caribbean Region, and 15% to Central and Eastern Europe.

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