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“World Unity against Corruption” is the motto adopted by Transparency
International since its inception. Established in 1995 in Berlin,
Transparency International (TI) is working to assist both governments
and individuals who are seeking to live in the "Integrity Islands". Its
establishment stemmed from the need to fight corruption after it became
a wide-spread phenomenon, at the formal and informal levels in societies
everywhere and the difficulties encountered to fight it, through
institutions aiming to achieve corruption free societies in their
regions.
TI’s mission is “to minimize corruption by promoting joint efforts
world-wide to strengthen and enhance national and international
integrity systems”.
Based on the above-mentioned, TI endorsed AMAN Coalition in 2006 making
AMAN the third chapter in the Arab World; with Lebanon and Morocco
preceding it. The endorsement was based on AMAN’s work in fighting
corruption since its establishment in 2000.
Since its endorsement, AMAN has been participating actively in all
regional and international TI activities such as the annual conference
on transparency and meetings held with TI Arab chapters. AMAN also
contributes to the preparation of the annual Global Corruption Report,
issued by TI, by preparing the section on Palestine.
In addition, AMAN works in partnership with TI and the other TI Arab
chapters in implementing joint programs and projects. Currently, AMAN
is implementing project MABDA (Measuring
Anti-corruption Efforts and Building Demand for Effective National
Integrity Systems in Egypt and the Arab World). The Program
seeks to combine sophisticated research, strategic anti-corruption
advocacy, follow-up activities, and tools for measuring, monitoring, and
reporting on anti-corruption efforts in the Middle East and North Africa
to support reform efforts in Egypt -- couched in a non-adversarial
manner and in the context of the broader Arab world -- through
well-crafted strategic statements, research and advocacy.
In addition, AMAN will be launching another project “Advocacy and Legal
Advice Centre- ALAC”. This project aims at empowering victims and
witnesses of corruption to make known their grievances; strengthening
the ability and willingness of pertinent institutions to receive and act
upon corruption related complaints submitted to them, and bringing about
systemic legal, administrative and institutional improvements..
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