Accountability Education Platform Workshops

April, 2008
Anbar, Iraq

IF Holds Anti-corruption Workshop in Fallujah

IF held its seventh in-country workshop On April 24, 2008 to promote its Accountability Education Platform, as part of the Anti-corruption and Transparency (ACT) project. The workshop aimed at expanding public outreach and education on combating corruption and promoting transparency and accountability. The workshop took place in Fallujah, located in the Al-Anbar governorate. Participants included media representatives, members of the provincial councils, government employees, academics, NGO members and representatives from the Ministry of Human Rights and from various political, secular and religious blocs.

IF and the Iraqi Workers’ Association for Improvement held a workshop in Fallujah in Al-Anbar governorate. The workshop introduced the 25 participants to the concept of “corruption”, its history and its repercussions on the economic and social well-being of the nation. It also discussed the role of government institutions, media and Civil Society Organizations in combating corruption and promoting transparency. Recommendations included:

• Ending the sectarian quotas;
• Empowering the Iraqi regulatory system and protecting it from sectarian quotas;
• Promoting government transparency and giving access to information to all Iraqi citizens;
• Adopting scientific criteria while hiring people for government offices and basing the selection on the person’s moral behavior and reputation;
• Continuing the promotion of transparency through implementing field projects and raising awareness through various media outlets.

Last Update: Tuesday, May 20, 2008