One global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government, business, civil society, and the daily lives of people are free of corruption.

In 1993, a few individuals decided to take a stance against corruption and created Transparency International. Now present in more than 100 countries, the movement works relentlessly to stir the world's collective conscience and bring about change. Much remains to be done to stop corruption, but much has also been achieved, including:

• - the creation of international anti-corruption conventions
• - the prosecution of corrupt leaders and seizures of their illicitly gained riches
• - national elections won and lost on tackling corruption
• - companies held accountable for their behaviour both at home and abroad.

Global reach, local knowledge

Through more than 100 national chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, they work with partners in government, business, and civil society to put effective measures in place to tackle corruption.

Independent and accountable

They are politically non-partisan and place great importance on their independence. They alone determine their programmes and activities - no donor has any input into Transparency International's policies. Their sources of funding are made transparent as is their spending.

Transparency International-Kyrgyzstan - is a branch of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Transparency International in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Mission Statement TI-Kyrgyzstan

Their mission is the promotion of effective public policy and good governance in order to reduce corruption and strengthen democracy in the country.

Objectives and priorities of the TI-Kyrgyzstan

Their objectives are to increase anti-corruption education for the general population, to heighten public awareness of the significance and importance of the fight against corruption in Kyrgyzstan. This is done in many ways including:

• - Organizing training sessions on the theory and practice on how to combat corruption and encouraging participation of civil society in Kyrgyzstan and other countries;
• - Assist individuals and organizations in the implementation of their constitutional rights and freedoms, with particular regard to using international experience to reduce corruption, develop technology and resources to aid with this, and increase civil society's participation in combating corruption both nationally and internationally.

How they do this:

There is a range of ways that TI-Kyrgyzstan is involved in reducing corruption and ensuring the protection of rights, including:

• - expert analysis of the laws and regulations, as well as analysis of various projects at the request of interested organizations;
• - encouraging the development of certain draft laws as advised by independent experts, scientists, researchers, politicians, public figures;
• - monitoring the formation and development of the political process, various public policy organizations and movements, political structures, and public authorities;
• - collecting, processing, and disseminating political and legal information with regards to corruption, and publishing these findings in periodical newsletters and in various media outlets;
• - through the development of working relationships between government agencies and NGOs through joint actions and common approaches to combat corruption;
• - undertaking and analysing various studies with reference to the political, economic, legal, and social spheres;
• - combating corruption by providing training to participants through conferences, seminars, and round table discussions.