Aim
The aim of the project is to encourage whistleblowing through raising people’s awareness of whistleblowing legislation and instruments.

Implementation period:
March 2015 – June 2016

Partners:
TI Romania in collaboration with the TI Secretariat

Objectives

• Learn from the public sector experience and develop and pilot a dedicated solution for whistleblower protection in the private sector that relies on the general legal framework and the internal regulations mandatory to be adopted by the companies.
• Encourage the disclosure of wrongdoings and the identification of the vulnerabilities that led to it, in order to allow companies to close them and secure their profit and reputation

Activities

• 10 trainings (5 trainings online and 5 trainings face to face) developed for ethics advisors from public and private institutions regarding the implementation of the efficient mechanisms to protect whistleblowers.
• An audio training guide book.
• An online information and advocacy campaign on promoting good practices to protect whistleblowers and the role of whistleblowers in a democratic country, as well as how the companies can implement the efficient mechanisms for whistleblower protection.
• A guide of good practices regarding the protection of whistleblowing in the private and public sectors published and disseminated to interested stakeholders.

Results

• 10 trainings (5 trainings online and 5 trainings face to face)
• 100 participants to trainings
• 1 audio training guide book.
• 1 online information and advocacy campaign
• 1 good practices guide

Total value of the project
21.050 EUR

Donor
Stichting Adessium Foundation