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State of the Union Ghana Report 2010
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyProduced by the State of the Union project, this 2010 report is one of ten country studies that assess the performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. Although a historical approach has been used, the period under review is 2007-2009. Further details on the methodology can be found in the appendices...
Corruption Perceptions Index 2010
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International, measures the degree to which public sector corruption is perceived to exist in 178 countries around the world. It scores countries on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). The 2010 results are drawn from 13 surveys and assessments published between January 2009 and September 2010. ...
Africa Education Watch: Corruption in the Education Sector
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Corruption, Civil SocietyThis working paper from Transparency International focuses on how corruption in the education sector may take place, and why it undermines good governance. A region-wide survey of Africa’s education system showed more than 50 percent of respondents signalling numerous challenges to getting a basic education. Classroom overcrowding, poorly maintained primary schools, absent teachers, lack of...
Off Track? Findings from South Africa’s First APRM Implementation Report
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThis paper summarises and analyses the First Report on the Implementation of South Africa’s African Peer Review Mechanism Programme of Action (Implementation Report). Although the Implementation Report was initially praised at the African Union Summit in January 2009, a closer look reveals many of its faults and deficiencies. It appears that the report was rushed in order to meet a...
Graft rampant in Construction Industry
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyCorruption in the construction industry has caused infrastructure development to stall, the Tanzania Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) initiative indicates. According to a CoST statement released recently despite the sector's vital role in supporting socio-economic development, it ranks as one of the most corrupt in Tanzania. "Corruption affecting public sector projects has led...
Uganda: The Management of Elections
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Civil SocietyWith Uganda's upcoming multiparty elections to be held in February 2011, there is an added debate around legitmate electoral processes. To aid the investigation, this study comprises an audit of the national legislative framework against the relevant African and international standards for holding elections, and its practical measures for implementation. It highlights concerns...
Citizen Report Card on Urban Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Services in Kenya: Summary of Results
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Report, Civil SocietyCitizen Report Card (CRC)on Urban Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Services in Kenya: Summary of Results The CRC is a simple but powerful tool to provide public agencies with systematic feedback from users of public services, and enable them to identify strengths and weaknesses in their work. CRCs are compiled from data collected during a randomized sample survey of the users of...
Baseline Survey on Integrity in the Ugandan Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil Society, Global IntegrityThis report presents the results of a Baseline Survey on Water Integrity for the Ugandan Water Sector commissioned by Transparency International (TI), on behalf of the Water Integrity Network (WIN) in February 2009. Winsor Consult conducted the study under the supervision of the Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP) of the World Bank-Uganda and WIN. Study results present experiences and...
Uganda Risk/Opportunity Mapping Study on Integrity and Accountibility in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Report, Civil Society, GovernmentThis study is designed to document ongoing processes to strengthen integrity and accountability in the sector and to identify institutional bottlenecks. It is envisioned that this study will provide a framework to facilitate country dialogue and action around improving integrity and accountability in the water sector in Uganda. This study is underpinned by two main objectives: (i) to...