Cambodia's economy is thriving and the country is at peace, but is unchecked corruption tarnishing progress?
The use of social media for sharing social concerns and reporting corruption
Transparency International Cambodia (TIC), in cooperation with the Coalition for Integrity and Social Accountability (CISA) network, was accredited by the National Election Committee (NEC) to observe the Cambodian national elections on 28 July 2013.
As a valuable means to effectively monitor and evaluate our organisation, Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) ran the Most Significant Change (MSC) Writing Competition between August and September 2013. During this time, applicants were asked to submit a short story discussing the most significant change that occurred in their life from participating in a TI Cambodia programme.
The competition invites contestants to submit between one and three photos they have taken which illustrate the negative effects of corruption on their world.
Phnom Penh, 3 January 2014 –Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) welcomes the decision of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to review evidence from the corruption probe conducted by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund). Given the severity of the accusations raised by the Global Fund—one of Cambodia’s largest public health donors—TI Cambodia urges both the ACU and Global Fund to work together in order to ensure accountability, transparency and social justice; while restoring the trust of tax payers who have contributed to the Global Fund.
Phnom Penh, 3 December 2013 –Today marks the release of Transparency International’s 19th annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)—one of the world’s most reliable measurements of perceived levels of public sector corruption. This index ranks 177 countries/territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
25 September 2013 Abuja/ Berlin/Buenos Aires/ Manila/ Rabat - Hundreds of public interest organisations around the world sent a message today to UN General Assembly President John Ashe and to their national leaders calling on them to stop the haemorrhaging of public funds caused by corruption—funds that could be used to reduce maternal deaths and child mortality, ensure education for all, provide clean drinking water and sanitation and reduce the damaging effects of climate change, all major Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
TI Cambodia believes that educating citizens and especially youths about the value of integrity and engaging them in promoting it is crucial to building a better future of Cambodia. TI Cambodia continues engaging youths in anti-corruption movement and to know how participants understand their role and able to contribute to promote integrity, transparency, and fight against corruption. Having learned that the communication and networking amount youths through SOCIAL MEDIA and BLOG is dramatically bombing at this period of time and further. More than that, it is a potential platform encouraging youths to express their ideas and concern without fear and pressure. Taking this opportunity, Transparency International Cambodia would like to synergy this existing platform by engaging with youth in/out of school to expose them in any anti-corruption form and freedom of expression.
Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) is an official National Contact of Transparency International. Our mission is to work together with individuals and institutions at all levels to promote integrity and reduce corruption in Cambodia. Training on Transparency, Integrity and Anti-Corruption for Professional Journalists is organised to educate professional journalists and social media practitioners and empower them to effectively report and communicate on corruption cases to the wider publics.
“Youth Empowerment for Transparency and Integrity” (YETI) is an annual youth camp organised to engage citizens and young people in creating demands for transparency, better social accountability and social justice.
Stay up to date with the most recent news from Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia): October-December 2013
Posted 9 January 2014
Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) is pleased to introduce its first newsletter, which gives an overview of TI Cambodia’s activities from April-September 2013.
Posted 13 October 2013
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