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IF's
Integrity Monitoring Groups Fight Corruption in Iraq
During the month of August, IF Staff worked hard to
promote transparency and accountability in Iraq. As part of the
Provincial Accountability and Governance Project (PAG), IF formed
15 Integrity Monitoring Groups (IMGs) to promote a dialogue on
transparency, identify areas that need improvement, and work with
local officials to implement an agreed upon Agendas for Change. To
facilitate the IMGs' work, IF arranged meetings in 15 provinces to
discuss difficulties encountered and coordinate with local
provincial councils. In addition, the IMGs conducted site visits
to their local provincial councils to discuss their draft Agendas
for Change in their provinces. Each IMG also broadcast a local
radio talk show program with provincial council officials. During
these programs, IMGs described the steps that need to be taken to
fight corruption in their local community.
In addition to this exciting work, IF PAG staff in Baghdad met with
U.S. Embassy anti-corruption officials on August 9th. The next
day, IF staff also participated in a strategy meeting to discuss
Iraqis anti-corruption policy, which was also sponsored by the U.S.
Embassy.
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more...
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IF
Successfully Concludes Youth Camp in Kurdistan for 100 Iraqi
Students
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On August 7th, IF successfully concluded its first "Youth Civics
Camp" in partnership with the American University of Iraq in
Suleimaniyya (AUI/S). Four sessions of 25 students from different
Iraqi provinces participated in the camps, which began on July 14.
Youth became familiar with primary characteristics of liberal
democracies and how their civic duties play a central part in
maintaining the country's peace and freedom. The training also
addressed youth's role in developing an ethos of reconciliation,
community based conflict resolution and cross-sectarian
cooperation. The students also gained knowledge about civic action
via the internet, including how to better use blogs, Twitter and
Facebook, and how to get out their messages and widen their
networks among other civic minded youth.
Hear what the students are saying
about IF's Youth Camp...
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IF
Sponsors Youth Video Competition
As part of
IF's Post Election Democracy Project (PEDP), IF aims to bolster
Iraqi youth's understanding of civic and democratic processes, and
their leadership across sectarian lines to resolve community and
national level disputes peacefully. To help achieve this goal, IF
is sponsoring a video competition on overcoming sectarianism. The
deadline to apply for the competition is October 31, 2010.
Learn more and download
application (Arabic)...
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IF
Broadcasts TV and Radio Programs to Promote Human Rights in
Iraq
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IF
continued broadcasting TV and radio programs on the UN human rights
council recommendations to Iraq. A total of 300 TV spots and 240
radio spots will run until the end of October on Al-Sharqiya,
Al-Iraqiya, Al-Sumariya, and Al-Furat TV stations on prime time.
The campaign will also be complemented by newspaper ads and
billboards.
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Spot
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