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African Anti-Corruption Day

African Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated annually on 11 July. The theme this year is “Effective Whistleblowers Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption".

Call for Inputs – ICCPR

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) invites Namibian civil society representatives to contribute to a report that will be submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee for discussion when Namibia appears before the committee in March 2024.

Survey on training needs for civil society

The 'New Voices, New Narratives in Public Policy Discourse' project – an initiative of DW Akademie, the Namibia Media Trust (NMT) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) – is looking to develop a training curriculum for media and civil society to engage in meaningful, creative and constructive ways around public policy issues in Namibia. The project is supported by the European Union (EU). 

Namibia's Foreign Policy and Human Rights

On Tuesday, 21 February, the IPPR will host a panel discussion and presentation at the Hilton Hotel on Namibia's Foreign Policy and Human Rights. RSVP to info@ippr.org.na by 20 February to confirm your seat.

Fishrot – A Call For Restorative Justice: Namibian & Global Civil Society Urge Action

On 12 November 2022, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia and Transparency International Iceland issued a joint media release supported by over 20 Namibian civil society organisations (CSOs) and international anti-corruption activists on the Fishrot scandal. The joint media release calls for restorative justice, specifically for:

Join the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia for the launch of the Procurement Tracker Bulletin on the 'largest tender in Namibian history' on Tuesday, 5 April 2022 from 10:30 to 11:30. The launch will take place physically at the House of Democracy and virtually via Zoom.