World Anti-Corruption Day Awareness Campaign
10/12/2009
On World Anti-Corruption Day, observed on December 9, TI Fiji took the opportunity to reach out to the citizens of Suva, with a special focus on youths as future leaders of society.
Preparations began with a training workshop for young volunteers at the TI Fiji office on December 7, where they learned the basics about various forms of corruption, their harmful effects on society and TI Fiji‟s role in promoting a zero-corruption culture. The youths had become involved as a result of awareness programs conducted by TI Fiji at the Miss South Pacific Pageant held in Suva in November.
On World Anti-Corruption Day, the newly-trained volunteers joined TI Fiji staff on the streets of Suva, handing out brochures, sharing information and answering questions from the public about corruption and the services provided by TI Fiji in combating it.
High on the agenda was the free legal advice and assistance provided by ALAC (the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre), based at the TI Fiji office.
Members of the public responded well and it was also observed that the experience was beneficial in providing people with clarifications in the Fijian and Hindi vernaculars. Spurred on by the response received during the day‟s campaign, TI Fiji is currently working on producing awareness literature in Fijian and Hindi.