Voices Against Corruption

A number of powerful and innovative governance projects have been designed and implemented by youth groups, be they scouts in the Philippines who monitor procurement, a rap band in Burundi whose songs raise awareness of the damaging effects of corruption or cartoon albums in Bangladesh that educate kids from an early age. If you are passionate about making a change against corruption in your local community, get involved and join the NING network!

The Global Youth Anti-Corruption Forum brings together 50 young civil society leaders, musicians, and journalists from around the World to exchange their experiences and formulate action plans to fight corruption in their countries.

This youth events aims at strengthening the Global Youth Anti-Corruption network (GYAC) by engaging emerging leaders, many of whom come from Fragile States, in the dialogue to build stronger social accountability mechanisms.

The forum uses music and ICT as two innovative approaches that are appealing to young people and that have proven to be effective tools for outreach and social monitoring. The strong IT expertise of young activists can help advocates for good governance to be more effective in the fight against corruption. And music can help break the taboo on corruption that still persists in many countries. For this event several songs addressing corruption challenges have been produced by musicians coming from countries such as Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Columbia.

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Young journalists play a strategic role alongside youth organizations in promoting good governance. More than communication allies in outreach and improving public awareness of the related issues, they provide unbiased perspectives through sharp investigatory and analytical reporting, aired and published on local, national, and international media outlets (print press, radio, television, virtual press, blogs, and more). Our young journalists are supported by the European Center for Journalism in their coverage work in Brussels and beyond.

European Journalism Centre

Young musicians have used their powerful music to promote the message of fighting corruption all over the world. Fair Play - Anti-Corruption Youth Voices has nine international musical ambassadors - top young artists from Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Philippines, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, who have recorded and released their own original tracks on corruption in order to motivate and engage young people worldwide in the fight against corruption. Watch their anti-corruption videos and watch the promotional video.

A competition was launched by Jeunesses Musicales International for powerful anti-corruption songs, and three winning bands have been selected to come to Brussels.