Activities>Making Waves>Advocacy
TIB is essentially an advocacy institution, with all its activities aimed at contributing to the creation of conditions in which corruption can be reduced; accountability, transparency and good governance can be established; and thereby poverty can be reduced. The key objective of TIB?s advocacy programmes is to catalyze policy change and institutional change conducive to meeting its vision and mission. It is also aimed at expanding the TIB constituency through increased citizens participation in anti-corruption movement nationally and locally. TIB aims at bringing changes by uniting people against corruption through various means. It maintains liaison and lobbies with policy makers so as to bring about changes. Tools applied for advocacy include:
? Wide dissemination of research/survey/report card findings
? Using such findings in building public opinion, informing the concerned authority and lobbying for policy reform and institutional change
? Directly engaging the Government
? Building and working with local watchdog bodies (CCCs) and coalitions with other institutions;
? Membership building & expanding support groups
? Information dissemination at local level through AIC
? Media campaign |
