Integrity Watch Afghanistan
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Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) is an Afghan non-governmental organization that works to increase transparency (social), integrity and accountability in Afghanistan through the provision of policy-oriented research, monitoring, capacity building and advocacy on political corruption and aid effectiveness.
History
[edit]IWA was created in October 2005 and developed a National Corruption Survey which measures Afghans' perspective on petty corruption. Prior to 2010 the Corruption Survey included only a few of the 34 provinces and was not able to give a national overview of the corruption situation in Afghanistan. In the 2010 National Corruption Survey, 32 out of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan were covered but the survey still faces some limitations as it was unable to survey areas that are in conflict and under pure Taliban control.
IWA's research measures the evolution of corruption trends and habits in Afghanistan and produces training tools to raise awareness about corruption. The organisation also works to strengthen local capacities to prevent corruption within the Afghan public institutions, private sector, civil society organisations and the public at large. IWA has three programmatic pillars: Community Based Monitoring,[1] Public Service Monitoring and Extractive Industries Monitoring.
IWA has partnered with numerous like minded Afghan and international organisations since its inception, solidifying its position as the premiere anti-corruption civil society organisation in Afghanistan while also furthering its mission in support of transparency and accountability for Afghans and gaining recognition as an Afghan non-governmental organisation (NGO) watch dog by the United Nations.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Community-Based Monitoring of Infrastructure Projects". 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "UNAMA's New Report on Anti-corruption: More backsliding from government and growing frustration from donors". 18 June 2020.
- Al Jazeera Study says Afghan graft worsening
- BBC Afghan Corruption has doubled since 2007
- CMI Afghan hydrocarbon: Addressing corruption to fuel development?
- Eurasianet Extracting Change in Afghanistan's Development Quagmire
- France 24 - Kabul Bank - Where business and political ties bind
- International Peace Bureau Military intervention, aid and governance in Afghanistan
- Journal of Democracy[permanent dead link] A New Approach to Postwar Reconstruction
- Network for Integrity in Reconstruction Corruption, Effectiveness and Accountability in Post-War Countries
- OECD Working towards a common donor response to corruption
- Overseas Development Institute Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Corruption perceptions and risks in humanitarian assistance: an Afghanistan case study
- The Washington Post Survey of Afghans points to rampant corruption in government
- The Washington Times Afghans say official corruption helps Taliban
- Transparency International UK Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Building integrity and reducing corruption in defence & security: 20 practical reforms
- U4 Fighting Corruption in Afghanistan: A roadmap for strategy and action
External links
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- Integrity Watch Afghanistan Reports on corruption in Afghanistan and Community Based Monitoring
- Afghan Conflict Monitoring Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Reports on Corruption in Afghanistan
- IBP Open Budget Index
- Tiri Accountability on Reconstruction Projects
- U4 Resources on Anti-Corruption