!Loy to provide media stats.txt Cooperative Agreement: Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity In Jamaica Award Number: AID-532-A-16-00001 Final Performance Report This report was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development, Jamaica. NIA – Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica 2016-2020 National Integrity Action Cooperative Agreement – Combatting Corruption & Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica (CCSIJ) Final Performance Report – For Submission to the Development Experience Clearinghouse Submitted to: Kenneth Williams, Program Management Specialist Democracy and Governance USAID/Jamaica 142 Old Hope Road Kingston 6 Prepared by: Professor Trevor Munroe C.D and Marlon G. Moore, with the support of the entire staff National Integrity Action PO Box 112 Kingston 7 August 2020 COVER PHOTO: Prof. Munroe greets Deputy Director General of MOCA, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Millicent Sproul while newly appointed Director of the Financial Investigations Division (FID) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Selwyn Hay looks on. In the background are other NIA partners and stakeholders such as Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck; Mr. Luca Lo Conte of the European Union; Mr. Lloyd Distant of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and Mr. Oral Shaw of CVSS. DISCLAIMER: The author’s views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CCSIJ Final Performance Report P a g e 2 of2 0 6 NIA – Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica 2016-2020 Table of Contents Acronyms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1. Introduction – Basic Cooperative Agreement Information ----------------------------------------- 5 2. Expenditure & Cost Share ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 3. Project Activities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Media Campaigns and Investigative Journalism --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Strengthening Investigative Journalism ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 The Legislative Agenda & Issues of Good Governance ------------------------------------------------------------ 11 Integrity Commission Act ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Political Party Registration & Campaign Finance Regulation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Issues of Good Governance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Justice Sector Engagement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19 Specific Justice Sector Activity ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Youth Outreach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Specific Youth Component Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Community Outreach ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 Specific Community-focused activities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 Support to Victims of Corruption and Injustice (ALAC) ----------------------------------------------------------- 53 Day-to-day ALAC Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Cases of Interest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 Mobile ALAC--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Justice Fairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 ALAC Social Media Campaign ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 Engagement With Transparency International ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 Sub-Awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63 Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 68 Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71 Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica (YCWJ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 Engaging International Development Partners ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 82 4. Performance Indicators & Workplan Fulfilment ------------------------------------------------------- 84 Performance Indicators ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 Expected Outputs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 5. Achievements, Challenges & Lessons Learnt ------------------------------------------------------------ 88 Programmatic Achievements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 Challenges/Lessons Learned ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 CCSIJ Final Performance Report P a g e 3 of2 0 6 NIA – Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica 2016-2020 6. List of DEC Submissions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 Appendix – List of Activities, Invitations and Speaking Engagements ------------------------------- 91 Acronyms CAPRI – Caribbean Policy Research Institute CCSIJ – Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica CFR – Campaign Finance Reform CVSS – Council of Voluntary Social Services DEC – Development Experience Clearinghouse EOJ/ECJ – Electoral Office of Jamaica/Electoral Commission of Jamaica GoJ – Government of Jamaica IC(A) – Integrity Commission (Act) I(A)DB – Inter-American Development Bank IDP – International Donor/Development Partner IMF – International Monetary Fund JLP – Jamaica Labour Party JSC – Joint Select Committee (of Parliament) MOCA – Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency NIA(L) – National Integrity Action (Limited) OCJ – Office of the Chief Justice ODPP – Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions PNP – People’s National Party POCA – Proceeds of Crime Act SDC – Social Development Commission TI – Transparency International USAID – United States Agency for International Development USG – United States Government WROC – Women’s Resource Outreach Centre YCWJ – Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica CCSIJ Final Performance Report P a g e 4 of2 0 6 NIA – Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica 2016-2020 1. Introduction – Basic Cooperative Agreement Information NIA is a charitable non-governmental organisation established to combat corruption and build integrity in Jamaica through the pursuit of various activities, programmes, and projects that contribute to national development. The organisation was formally launched on United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9, 2011. NIA was born out of the need to increase the levels of popular awareness and broad-based action to achieve more significant outcomes in the combat of high levels of corruption in Jamaica. To meet this need, the organisation works to enhance public probity, facilitate public engagement and build public demand for appropriate legislation to strengthen transparency and accountability in governance and the enforcement of law against the perpetrators of corruption. NIA also works to facilitate the proper and effective functioning of anti-corruption agencies, as well as forming stronger ties with national and international partners in order to achieve more meaningful results towards a corruption-free Jamaica. To facilitate this programme of action, NIA received grant funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under a Cooperative Agreement and from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (UK DFID) under an Accountable Grant during the period from late 2011 through to early 2016. Subsequently, NIA competed for and won a second Cooperative Agreement Award from USAID (around which this report is centered). Since its