ANTI-CORRUPTION ADVOCACY

CORRUPTION

A major CAUSE and RESULT of POVERTY around the WORLD

-An impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle.

overwhelmed with financial pressure from their family, clam, community and even their selves.

A person having the

‘evil side’ (GREED)

Peer Pressure and Peer Competition

Poor conditions of service

Freedom of Information laws (FOI laws) allow access by the general public to data held by national governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding

Examples of Sanctions for Violating the FOI

The United Kingdom, which enacted its first FOI in 2000, penalizes individuals who deliberately destroy, alter, block access, conceal public info with the intention of preventing disclosure of that info with a maximum fine of 5,000 British pounds (over US$8,500).

The Indonesian FOI punishes officials that deliberately disregard to provide or publish public information promptly and in the process causes harm to other persons with imprisonment of up to 1 (one) year a fine of not more than 5,000,000.00 rupiahs (or US$428).

Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed. It has been defined simply as "the perceived quality of intentionally shared information from a sender.“

The GOOD of Transparency

-BUILDING TRUST

-Giving public access to financial disclosures and budget releases could help reduce leakage of public funds through corruption.

But the most effective way of curing this disease is through strengthening of family values and proper education

EACH PHOTO HAS A STORY

References:

http://globalissues.org/article/590/corruption

http://www.mindcontroversy.com/impacts-effects-corruption-public-life-india

http://carl-sl.org/home/articles/125-the-negative-effects-of-c...n-developing-nations-a-perspective-on-sierra-leones -effort-to

http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/63794-why-philippines-needs-freedom-of-information-law

CAUSES OF CORRUPTION

Rich people and People in

Power always stands a

better chance of getting

JUSTICE over the POOR

CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX

LET ME ASK YOU

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION

OVERWHELMING POWER

PSYCHOLOGICAL

ARE YOU CORRUPT?

WEAK JUDICIAL SYSTEM

-It is an ABUSE of ENTRUSTED

power

IS THERE A WAY OUT?

A CURE TO THIS EPIDEMIC

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/(FOI)

TRANSPARENCY

Each year, over US$ 1 Trillion is paid in bribes worldwide.

(World Bank, www.worldbank.org)

EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION

DISREGARD FOR OFFICIALS

EFFECTS ON SOCIETY

LACK OF PROPER JUSTICE

LACK OF QUALITY IN SERVICE

LACK OF FAITH AND TRUSTON TO THE GOVERNMENT

LACK OF RESPECT FOR RULERS

CHANCES OF UNEMPLOYMENT

POOR HEALTH AND HYGIENE

ACCIDENTS

EFFECT ON PEOPLE

ANTI-CORRUPTION ADVOCACY

EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY

DIFFERENCES IN TRADE RATIO’s

DECREASE IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT

LACK OF DEVELOPMENT