Capture Corruption: 18-30 age group winners

A young girl works at a plastic recycling factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2006, the government passed a law setting the minimum legal age for employment as 14, but the problem remains widespread - 93 per cent of child labourers are employed in the informal sector, such as small factories and workshops, on the street, in home-based businesses and domestic employment. (2014)

One of the thousands forcedly evicted from the Boeung Kak Lake, Cambodia. Mouen fell out of a palm tree while collecting leaves to rebuild the shack where he was living, at a dump site outside Phnom Penh. The fall nearly killed him and he was left unattended at a public hospital for almost a week: he didn’t have money to pay the unofficial fees required by the doctors. Helped by a local NGO, Mouen had surgery at another hospital. Corruption in health, at both governmental and local levels, is a barrier to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, weakening already fragile health systems and reinforcing social and economical inequality. (2015)

Raxaul, India. Employees of PRAYAS, an NGO fighting against child trafficking, question a boy in the train and discover that he is being trafficked. Every Saturday at 5pm a train leaves the bordertown to reach Mumbai. Every week, the team of PRAYAS searches the entire train to rescue trafficked children. Corruption is increasingly cited as a key cause and traffickers rarely face justice. Corruption both facilitates trafficking and feeds the flow of people by destabilising democracies, weakening a country’s rule of law and stalling development. (2013)

In India, a young girl waters the last remaining plant in a field destroyed by drought. Despite promising water for farming, local leaders have reportedly diverted it to supply factories instead. Every year, several farmers commit suicide. (2015)

Not every child gets to go to school, despite the constitution mandating access to education. Across rural and urban areas, there are many well funded NGOs in the education sector. But with so many children out of school, where does their money go? (2013)

In South Africa, water remains a luxury - 21 years after the transition to democracy, many still wait for taps and effective sewage systems to be built. The only operational taps in this neighbourhood are a considerable distance away, making the collection of water a daunting task for the aging and exposing children to illness and safety hazards. There should be enough capital and resources to assist the poor, but funds reportedly end up in the pockets of politicians. (2015)

Protesters attempt to break into and set fire to the Legislative Assembly of the state of Rio de Janeiro during the first night of protests which mobilised Brazil against corruption in the country. Police remained trapped inside the building. More than a million people took to the streets in the city, in what became known as the "June Days". (2013)

In Bangladesh, students attend classes without shelter after a politician illegally occupies school land and evicts the students from the school building. (2014)

Sand mining brings in tremendous profits, and the potential to make big money has resulted in corruption and the violation of established regulations. With disregard for environmental regulations, the sand mining sector destroys shorelines, increases the risk of floods, and disturbs the marine ecosystem. Mining along river beds increases their depth, disrupting agricultural canal systems and damaging farmland. Reports indicate that workers involved in sand mining face significant occupational hazards and health effects such as silicosis and cancer. (2015)

In the Philippines, a pregnant woman leaves a long line of people waiting for aid. Two weeks after Typhoon Sendong, her community is still devastated. There’s little food and water, livelihoods are gone, and families live in tents with little protection from sun and rain. Surrounding them are traces of the typhoon’s fury – wreckage litters the ground and bodies lie unclaimed on the streets. Approximately 1,200 people died and the damage is pegged at P2 billion (US$43 million). The Philippine government was criticised for failing to manage relief efforts properly and ensure life-saving aid reached victims. (2011)