Integrity Watch Afghanistan
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
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, Public Service Monitoring and Extractive Industries Monitoring.
References
- 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 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 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 Building integrity and reducing corruption in defence & security: 20 practical reforms
- U4 Fighting Corruption in Afghanistan: A roadmap for strategy and action
External links
- Integrity Watch Afghanistan Reports on corruption in Afghanistan and Community Based Monitoring
- Afghan Conflict Monitoring Reports on Corruption in Afghanistan
- IBP Open Budget Index
- Tiri Accountability on Reconstruction Projects
- U4 Resources on Anti-Corruption