# Global grassroots campaign against corruption reaches over three million people URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/global-grassroots-campaign-against-corruption-reaches-over-three-million-pe Type: News Published: 2012-12-05 Updated: 2019-11-19 --- ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/ttwu_620.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=620&h=348.75) 05 December 2012 Today's launch of the [Corruption Perceptions Index 2012](http://www.transparency.org/cpi2012) shows us that governments have a long way to go to be more transparent and accountable to their citizens. While policymakers play a crucial role in ending corruption, we as citizens also have a voice. And what a voice we have had this past year! Transparency International's campaign "[Time to Wake Up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEdCtnFUD1g)" is running in 17 countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe, reaching over three million people. From rallies to animated video contests, to public debates and petitions, the Time to Wake Up campaign has made a real splash. Here's just a small selection of some innovative and exciting campaigning from Transparency International chapters around the world: In the [Dominican Republic](https://es-es.facebook.com/AtentoRD.org), the Time to Wake Up campaign has [featured](http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/category/noticias/latinoamerica/republica-dominicana-latinoamerica/) in large national demonstrations in the autumn of 2012. Following a major public advertising campaign, the chapter will hold a rally in the capital city on International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9. In [Chinese Taipei](http://www.tict.org.tw/front/bin/home.phtml), the chapter worked with the local school district to produce [10 animated videos](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR9zE7xxkGo) about different forms of corruption and how to stop it. The videos are shown throughout the school year to over 100,000 children. In [Hungary](http://www.transparency.hu/BAZIS), the chapter held a huge water fight at a popular summer music festival, to symbolize waking up to the problem of corruption. In the autumn the chapter hosted a Corruption Thriller Film Festival and on December 7, for International Anti-Corruption Day, the chapter will hold an anti-corruption festival that includes a workshop, a mobile app contest and a live concert. In [Lebanon](http://www.transparency-lebanon.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=167&lang=ar), the chapter has been running a massive public advertising campaign using the Time to Wake Up slogan and calling on Lebanese citizens to sign a petition calling for the government to sign the United Nations Convention against Corruption. At an event on December 9 the Lebanese Transparency Association will present the petition, currently with approximately 30,000 signatures, and call for more people to sign. ## Countries - [Dominican Republic](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/dominican-republic) - [Hungary](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/hungary) - [Taiwan](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/taiwan) For any press inquiries please contact ### You might also like... ## [Anti-corruption gaps are leaving democracy in Europe exposed](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/anti-corruption-gaps-leaving-democracy-europe-exposed) News • 15 September 2026 Too many European countries are failing to effectively implement and enforce their anti-corruption laws, while several are rapidly backsliding. ## [Countdown to new EU beneficial ownership rules: Testing progress on legitimate interest access](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/countdown-to-new-eu-beneficial-ownership-rules) News • 30 September 2025 Transparency International tried to access beneficial ownership data in 14 countries – see what our experiment reveals. ## [CPI 2024: Trouble at the top](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2024-trouble-at-the-top) News • 11 February 2025 Many top-scoring countries in this year's CPI are prime targets for corrupt actors to launder and safeguard their ill-gotten wealth. ## [CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2024-western-europe-eu-leaders-hollow-efforts-cause-worsening-corruption-levels) News • 11 February 2025 In fragile times, Europe's ability to combat corruption is falling short, hindering the bloc’s response to challenges that range from the climate crisis to fraying rule of law and…