Anti-corruption literacy |
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“Transparency International” has ranked Macedonia on the 71st position together with Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, of the 180 ranked countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index. Having in mind this fact, the fight against corruption is high on the agenda of the Macedonian society. In May 2007, the new State Program on Prevention and Repression of Corruption was adopted. Still, strong political will is necessary to undertake effective measures for prevention of corruption and building of the political institutions, political culture and citizens’ awareness. In the past, the civil society has played a significant role. However, in the areas which are expected to be addressed by the civil society organizations, such as the requirements for responsibility by the state, implementation of the laws, fighting against corruption and inclusion of civil society organizations and citizens in the decision making process, the activities are lacking or are just emerging. The overall objective of the project is to contribute towards increased responsibility of institutions, civil society organizations and citizens. The project purpose is to contribute towards policy analysis and debates on important societal issues with focus on fight against corruption. The target group is comprised of civil society organizations, state administration bodies, media and citizens. The target area is the Republic of Macedonia. The project will be implemented in Skopje and other towns throughout the country, while the study visit will be realized in Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria. Expected results of the project are: increased awareness of CSOs, authorities, media and citizens of RM on the corruption; capacity building of CSOs, authorities and media on anticorruption literacy; exchange of experience on the fight against corruption with the CSOs in the region. In order to achieve the planned results, the following activities will be undertaken:
Implementation period: June 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010. The key assumption affecting the realization of project objectives is the ability of civil society organizations and state administration bodies to recognize the importance of this issue. The activities will be implemented by MCIC in cooperation with other organizations, local Bulgarian organization that will help with the study visit and experts that will deliver the training. The documents that will be developed as part of the program will be distributed to the organizations and state administration bodies and will be posted on MCIC’s web-site. MCIC is fully responsible for the decision making and project implementation.
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