Norwegian People's Aid has zero tolerance for corruption, and we take the risk seriously by deploying resources for prevention, detection and processing of cases.
The annual report for the anti-corruption work in 2024 shows 14 new cases related to various forms of corruption and financial fraud. Norwegian People's Aid has procedures for handling such cases, including local investigation, dialogue with the donor and repayment in some cases. An important lesson learned from these cases is the constant need to raise awareness and enforce our policy and guidelines for anti-corruption, procurement regulations, donor agreements and various control measures.
In our efforts to prevent corruption, we have conducted workshops for employees in our largest program countries, including Iraq, Bosnia, South Sudan, Ukraine, Laos and Vietnam. And we have had anti-corruption high on the agenda in our regional workshops for finance, logistics and HR in Nairobi, Bangkok and Istanbul. In addition, we have included an e-learning course in anti-corruption in the basic digital course package for all employees.
Norwegian People's Aid strengthens its work in this area by establishing Anti-Corruption Focal Points at its Country Offices for more targeted follow-up of cases, as well as prevention and risk management.
“Transparency, integrity and the fight against corruption have become even more important as we face the crisis in humanitarian funding, with tougher competition and the need to achieve more with less resources”, says Christian Stenseng, Chief, Financial Officer, Norwegian People’s Aid
For questions about the Annual Report on Anti-Corruption 2024, contact Gro Skaaren-Fystro, who is our Special Advisor on Anti-Corruption gro.skaaren-fystro@npaid.org
Download the report here
