Tag Archives | Corruption fighters

Philippines: Stories from the fight against corruption

12 September 2014 in Asia Pacific, Civil society, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

What does it take to be a corruption fighter? What does corruption look like on the ground?  We spoke with three inspiring women from our chapter in the Philippines – Executive Director Cleo Calimbahin, Administrative Assistant Diana Cristino, and Finance and Operations Officer Marie Quizon – and asked them what it’s like to face and […]

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International Youth Day – corruption fighters in the making

12 August 2014 in Africa and Middle East, ALAC, Americas, Asia Pacific, Civil society, Europe and Central Asia, People power, Sport, Young people

Today is International Youth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of our youth activists around the world in their fight against corruption. These innovative and creative young activists show us that there are many ways to fight corruption and promote integrity. From street protests to taekwondo, here are 10 pictures of different anti-corruption activities worldwide: 1. DOMINICAN […]

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Women’s day: South Africa’s corruption crusader

8 March 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Human rights, Whistleblowing

To ring in International Women’s Day on 8 March, Transparency International is featuring woman corruption fighters around the world. Thuli Madonsela is one of these women. She speaks in whispering tones and is always immaculately dressed. When she walks into a room and begins speaking, people sit up and listen. Fearless and resolute, this is […]

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What do you think of our blog?

2 November 2012 in People power

Last month, Transparency International’s blog “Space for Transparency” won a Digital Communication Award – Best Corporate Weblog – from the Quadriga University of Applied Sciences. In the spirit of improvement, we want to improve the blog – with the help of you, our readers. One thing we are thinking of doing is changing the blog’s […]

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