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Poder Ciudadano, TI's national chapter in Argentina, was created in 1989. As one of the first organisations in Latin America to join the TI movement, the chapter quickly became a point of reference for the region. The chapter's 'Transparency and Anti-Corruption' division works to develop action plans and tools to promote transparency in public administration, primarily in the areas of public contracting, various stages of budget execution, and ensuring approval of and compliance with International Anti-Corruption Conventions.
In 2007, Poder Ciudadano is monitoring the presidential campaign financing. Since one of the candidates is the wife of the actual President, the foundation is taking a close look into how public resources are being allocated. The chapter is, as well, monitoring how different media is covering the elections.
To find out more about Poder Ciudadano and its work nationwide, visit: www.poderciudadano.org (in Spanish)
Transparency International Canada was launched in 1996. The organisation’s aim is to inform businesses, government, and the general public of the effects of corruption in national and international marketplaces, and to provide support and resources for public and private sector initiatives to prevent corrupt business practices.
To learn more about TI Canada please visit: www.transparency.ca
Chile Transparente, TI's national chapter in Chile since 1998, works to foster a culture of transparency and probity in Chile. To this end, the chapter works to design indicators to serve as reliable tools in ascertaining the perceptions and reality of transparency and corruption in the country, as well as to systematize and integrate such terms into mainstream language. Chile Transparente considers transparency to be a concept with cross-cutting influence and works to raise awareness about the advantages of transparency within all public and private institutions and organisations, as well as the economic and social costs of corruption.
To learn more about Chile Transparente's activities, visit: www.chiletransparente.cl (in Spanish)
Transparencia por Colombia, TI's national chapter in Colombia, was created in 1998 and has consolidated its reputation as a point of reference for efforts and discussion focusing on integrity and transparency in the country and region. Transparencia por Colombia works with the public and private sector, as well as with civil society. Some of the chapter's most noteworthy activities in 2004 and 2005 include the creation of the 2003-2004 Integrity Index for Government, Assembly and Finance Offices at the departmental level. In the private sector, it promoted a sectoral anti-bribery agreement among major companies in the water supply sector.
To find out more about Transparencia por Colombia's work, visit: www.transparenciacolombia.org.co (in Spanish)
Participación Ciudadana, Transparency International's national chapter in the Dominican Republic, was created in 1993. The organisation's aim is to contribute to the Dominican community by strengthening social justice, democracy, and civic involvement. Its areas of work include, among others; monitoring elections, promoting public administration transparency, and fostering democratic values.
To find out more about the organisation's work, visit: www.pciudadana.com (in Spanish)
Acción Ciudadana is TI's national chapter in Guatemala. It has worked since 1998 in the area of transparency, developing a host of activities aimed at fighting corruption. Its main spheres of action are geared towards guiding state-citizenry relations, promoting transparency in matters of public interest and strengthening the democratic culture in the country. In 2004 and 2005, it worked to have local governments adopt open, participatory budgetary systems. Representatives of towns and their governments made joint decisions as to how to allocate the municipal budget.
To find out more about Acción Ciudadana's activities, visit: www.accionciudadana.org.gt (in Spanish)
Transparencia Mexicana has been TI's national chapter in Mexico since 1999. Its activities focus on analysing and measuring corruption levels using tools such as the National Survey on Corruption and Good Governance and the Mexican Corporate Reputation Index. Business dealings between the public and private sector are monitored using Integrity Pacts and transparent political financing is promoted, specifically by monitoring political campaign financing. The organisation has also developed access to information tools to enhance citizen oversight, the provision and access to public services, as well as the following initiatives: Citizen Manual, Microregion Manual and the Information System of Experiences in Good Governance.
To find out more about these and other initiatives, visit: www.tm.org.mx (in Spanish)
In Nicaragua, the national chapter, Ética y Transparencia, was established more than 10 years ago to promote transparency and public participation in the country through electoral observation. The organisation counts on the support of a national network of 12,000 volunteers. Since 2004, EyT has designed and implemented several projects that have aimed to analyze a wide range of sectors that include education, health, municipalities as well as legal electoral reforms. The organization also monitors local government procurements.
To find out more about Ética y Transparencia's work, visit: www.eyt.org.ni (in Spanish)
The Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Libertad Ciudadana has been TI's chapter in Panama since 1996. With a decade of service to the community, TI Panama has developed a vast number of anti-corruption activities. Strengthening civic involvement and promoting public administration transparency are among its main lines of action. 2004 was a special year for both Panama and Fundación para la Libertad Ciudadana as general elections were held. Against this backdrop, the chapter again headed up the project "Candidatos Visibles," ("Visible Candidates" in English) and introduced into college classrooms and public forums a voter-awareness initiative known as "Vota a Conciencia," both of which sought to encourage voters to make informed decisions when casting their votes.
To find out more about Libertad Ciudadana's work, visit: www.libertadciudadana.org (in Spanish)
Formed in late 1997, Transparencia Paraguay is TI's National Chapter in Paraguay. This chapter's main priority is to promote transparency in public contracting. In 2004 and 2005, Transparencia Paraguay implemented Paraguay's first Integrity Pact, disseminated information regarding the new public procurement law, and signed agreements with various public institutions and the Executive branch to monitor bidding processes. Over this same time period, Transparencia Paraguay also launched the "National Survey on Corruption" and “Transparency, Integrity and Efficiency" indices with a view towards determining the level of transparency of formal procedures set by public institutions.
To find out more about Transparencia Paraguay's activities, visit: www.transparencia.org.py (in Spanish)
The National Council for Public Ethics, PROÉTICA, is TI's national chapter in Peru. Established in 2001 by four national organisations with great potential, the Consortium has since positioned itself as an important referent in the fight against corruption in the country. Its main spheres of action include promoting access to information and encouraging transparent public contracting processes. Of particular note is Proética's work in 2004 when it hosted the III National Anti-corruption Conference in Lima, the central theme of which was the relationship between poverty, decentralisation, and corruption within the framework of the decentralisation process in Peru. Proética is currently implementing the Anti-corruption Decentralised Plan in 5 regions throughout the country, the aim of which is to collaborate with the new administrations to ensure that they implement tools for transparency and design regional anti-corruption strategies.
To find out more about Proética's activities, visit: www.proetica.org.pe (in Spanish)
The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute joined the TI movement in 1998. This national chapter's main areas of work include public contracting reform, access to information, public education and international conventions.
To find out more about the work of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, e-mail: ttti@tstt.net.tt
Transparency International USA was founded in 1993. The national chapter works with the TI movement and other partners to promote a comprehensive agenda, including advocacy of multilateral anti-corruption conventions, greater legal and regulatory transparency in trade and investment, stronger action by multilateral lending institutions, and private sector anti-bribery compliance.
For more information on TI-USA, please visit www.transparency-usa.org.
The national chapter in formation of Transparency International in Uruguay, Uruguay Transparente, was created in 1995. Among its objectives are the promotion and development of educational campaigns in defence of ethical values of the society. They also propose numerous measures to fight the causes of corruption. Since 2005 UT has been part of the Group of Archives and Access to Public Information together with other local organizations. The group has presented to Parliament a legal proposal intended on improving public access to information and another proposal on the Law of Archives which are both being analyzed. In 2007 UT organised the First day against money laundering bringing together a wide range of exhibitors from throughout Latin America
For more information on Uruguay Transparente, please visit www.uruguaytransparente.org.uy
In Venezuela, Transparency International's national chapter is Transparencia Venezuela (TV), an organisation formed in 2000 to promote transparency and democracy. Its programmes focus on promoting transparency in the public sector, municipalities, and the judicial branch. TV additionally seeks to promote transparency during elections and to generally improve access to information. To address these prioirties, TV provided social oversight tools to 6 municipalities; developed new tools used as part of the System of Municipal Transparency Indicators, and published two manuals on accountability and participatory budgeting.
To find out more about the chapter's work, visit: www.transparencia.org.ve (in Spanish)
