asia_pacific/regional pages

Welcome to the TI Asia Pacific (TIAP) website where you can learn more about TI’s activities in Asia

From large developing countries like China and India to small island nations like Vanuatu to Australia and New Zealand, TIAP cover a vastly diverse area geographically, economically and culturally.

This site will help you to learn more about Transparency International Asia Pacific and its work. TIAP is made up of the Asia Pacific Department of the TI Secretariat, based in Berlin, and 20 National Chapters, National Chapters in Formation and National contacts.

Rapid economic growth in much of East and South East Asia and in India has profound governance implications. However, many Asia Pacific countries suffer from corruption, in some cases endemic. At the same time, there are outstanding examples of transparency and accountability in the region. By working together effectively, both at government and non-governmental levels, regional stakeholders can share best practices in order to reduce corruption.

TIAP Network

TI's Asia Pacific based National Chapters form TIAP, the regional anti-corruption forum for sharing experiences, lessons learned and anti-corruption tools.

The TIAP network consists of 19 National Chapters, Chapters in Formation and National Contacts, in four sub-regional groups. Without the Chapters, TIAP would not exist. They carry out important anti-corruption work at the national level. Awareness raising, advocacy on policy reforms and good governance, as well as mobilisation of the youth, are examples of activities through which Chapters bring out corruption related problems and causes to the public eye, accelerate media discussion, and provide concrete methods for tackling corruption. By working cooperatively with governments, private sector and other civil society organisations, Chapters make the best use of the TIAP anti-corruption network.

To find out more about each Chapter and its work, click on the country in the table below.

East Asia	South East Asia	South Asia	Pacific
China	Indonesia	Bangladesh	Australia
Japan	Malaysia	India	Fiji
South Korea	Philippines	Maldives	New Zealand
Taiwan	Thailand	Nepal	Papua New Guinea
		Pakistan	Solomon Islands
		Sri Lanka	Vanuatu

TI's Asia Pacific Department acts as the coordinator for TIAP website.

Regional Highlights

This section highlights the outstanding work done by TI National Chapters in stamping out corruption. In this highlight, we focus on activities that exemplify the ability of National Chapters to motivate whole communities, harnessing that momentum to call for needed change.

This Regional Highlight focuses on the work of TI Bangladesh and the events they organized around Anti-corruption Day.

Award Winning cartoon of Group a (13-18 years)

Celebrating Anticorruption Day and drawing attention to the anticorruption movement, TI Bangladesh held an elaborate programme of events from November 28th to December 4th. Among the events in the programme were the National Anti-corruption Day Cartoon Competition, the national Seminar on “Anti-Corruption Drive: Expectations are Realities”, a grand anticorruption rally in Dhaka as well as rallies, roundtable discussions, Seminars, Street theatres, Anti-corruption Oath taking for youth and the Integrity Awards Ceremonies in 36 areas around the country.

See below for further details:

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organized its third Anti-Corruption Cartoon Competition to observe the International Anti-Corruption Day 2008 (9 December). As a part of TIB’s Youth Engagement and Support (YES) programme, the objective of the competition and this exhibition is to create greater awareness and motivation among the young generation to say NO TO CORRUPTION. It also gives the participants an opportunity to communicate their understanding of corruption and raising voice against this menace. This Exhibition of Cartoons Against Corruption displays cartoons which have received awards and special mention out of 791 entries to the competition by young cartoonists in two age groups of 13-18 and 19-35 years from all over the country.

The anti-corruption rally in the capital Dhaka was marked by spontaneous participation of people from all walks of life. TI Bangladesh organized the rally in partnership with the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh to observe the upcoming IACD. More than 3000 people from various organizations, schools, colleges, universities, trade bodies participated in the rally. The rally was lead by the chairman of anti-corruption commission Lt. General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury and chairman of the TI Bangladesh Trustee Board Prof. Muzaffer Ahmad.

TI Bangladesh and ACC also organized a cultural program on 5 December. The program featured anti-corruption songs, street drama, folk songs and rock music. More than 7000 young people attended the program held in Dhaka. The audience also took an oath to resist corruption during the program which was broadcast live on internet.

Award Winning cartoons of Group B (19-35 years)


1st Place ("corruption")	2nd place

Vist the on-line cartoon exhibition gallery

Visit the TI B website

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