Title of the project: VoiceGuard: Whistleblower Empowerment & Support Initiative
Project identification number: 101213588 – VoiceGuard - CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI-WHISTLE
Period of implementation: 01.06.2025 – 31.05.2027
Project description:
VoiceGuard: Whistleblower Empowerment & Support Initiative is a pan-European support structure for the whistleblowers throughout the European Union, and an advocate for their protection, following the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive-2019/1937. Meeting the challenge of fragmentation and inconsistencies in whistleblower protection laws, VoiceGuard project fills the gaps by creating a pan-European whistleblower protection umbrella. The support system will provide legal and practical services, such as a whistleblower hotline, secure reporting channels, and other useful resources for public and private sector enterprises.
Project aimed results:
- An innovative digital platform incorporating AI and blockchain technology to facilitate whistleblower support;
- Digital tools leveraging advanced technologies to streamline the whistleblowing process, ensure confidentiality, and enhance data security;
- A comprehensive training program tailored for both private and public organizations;
- A best practices paper on whistleblower protection in EU member states;
- A well-coordinated network of organizations and professionals, including legal experts, psychologists, counselors, and advocacy groups, to provide diverse and holistic support to whistleblowers;
- Increased awareness and understanding by the general public and by potential whistleblowers of the existing support services, as well as of the rights provided under the Directive on whistleblower protection.
VoiceGuard project partners:
Baltasar Garzón International Foundation – FIBGAR (Spain) – coordinator
NOVEL Group Sarl (Luxembourg) – partner
Oživení, z.s. (Czech Republic) – partner
Transparency International Romania – partner
Transparency International Bulgaria – partner
MD Brainnovation (Greece) - partner
Synetairoi dikiforki etaireia (Greece) – associated partner
Total budget: 608,330.31 €, where the EU contribution is 542,682.28 €
TI Romania budget: 85,565.76€, where the EU contribution is 77,009.18 €
Coordinator contract: Alessia Schiavon email: aschiavon@fibgar.org
Transparency International Romania contact: email: office@transparency.org.ro
Project co-funded by the European Union through the European Commission - Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).
