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THE WAY FORWARD

here is no quick solution nor a universal remedy With the support of our partners, we have already
to curb corruption. Corruption has many facets, it achieved a lot, but we are still facing challenges such
Tcan differ between global and local level, involve as low level of reporting, ongoing petty and grand
individual people or institutions. The fight against corruption, limited whistleblower protection and many
corruption is not an easy task and it affords ongoing more.
collective actions.
Citizens’ engagement in the fight against corruption
TI-RW is following a holistic approach of various anti- will remain on our agenda, and we even want to put
corruption mechanisms and instruments, involving it on the agenda of policy makers. On the same track,
different stakeholders at all levels. One of TI-RW’s we consider fostering on digitalization to improve
objectives is to engage citizens in the fight against transparency as an indispensable component of citizen
corruption, to raise the awareness, to provide feedback empowerment and collective action.
and complaint mechanisms and thus, to give citizens a
voice. Negative solidarity among corrupted people has to be
ended. All citizens need to be empowered to break the
silence and to report it!

Breaking the corruption chain

and negative solidarity requires

empowered citizens to break

the silence!

Together Against Corruption