24/11/2015 Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola (.AhA) [email protected]1 Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola (.AhA) [email protected]By Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola [email protected]@ the National Conference of Youths Against Corruption Organised by the International Conference Centre, Abuja. 24-26 November 2015 Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola (.AhA) [email protected]HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS? “Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives“ Michelle Obama
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Corruption attacks the foundation of democraticinstitutions by distorting electoral processes,perverting the rule of law, and creatingbureaucratic quagmires whose only reason forexistence is the soliciting of bribes
Source: http://icpc.gov.ng/
“Corruption” includes bribery, fraud and other related offences
Source: Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000
Community organisation MUHURI carried out social audits on theconstituency projects spending by members of parliament usingproject analysis forms and a simple questionnaire, the activistsvisited each project site to assess whether each project wascompleted according to the specifications
“First Time Voters project” bythe Centre for Youth Advocacyand Networking
“Youth report card programme”used to determine youngpeople’s satisfaction levels onthe accomplishments &platforms of the presidentialcandidates of 2010
Comics are created byordinary people andactivists, so they give afirst-hand view of the issuesfacing the community. Theyare also a form ofexpression that encouragesdebate.
Comics can promotecommunal understandingacross ethnic lines
Genuine, heartfelt storiesare convincing, compellingand have credibilitySource: http://www.ti-bangladesh.org/beta3/index.php/en/activities/4741-
Popular theatre can be used to empower citizens with newknowledge about societal forces that affect lives as well asways to improve their own communities
Games are increasingly at the heart of the way we work, learnand play
Playing for Rightshttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/activity-great-escape
Games cut through studentboredom and disinterest
Offer learning in camouflage Games are great vehicles for “learning by doing” and can be
an excellent way to test knowledge and reinforce practicalskills
Amnesty International created a simple board game toeducate youth on human rights – with players becominggroups of refugees planning their escape to freedom
The only equipment needed was print-outs of playing cards onA3 paper, a watch, crayons and pens
: Show Corruption the “RedCard” http://vijanaamanipamoja.webs.com/
During the football games, cones labelled with corruptiondrivers (including greed, bribery and nepotism, amongst others)blocked the path of players
If a player stepped on a ‘corruption cone’, their team waspunished with 20 star jumps for committing an act ofcorruption and a point was awarded to the opposing team. Theaim of the game is to illustrate that corruptionpenalises the majority and stands in the way of achieving yourambitions
Local and national groups ofyoung people coming togetherto share their disapproval ofcorruption
: Youth for Changehttp://blog.transparency.org/2013/02/06/ti-cambodia-youth-camp-in-pictures-empowering-youngpeople-to-join-the-fight-against-corruption/comment-page-1/
Reacción Joven de Cambio (Youth Change Reaction) Youth group with members between 15 and 26 years old The movement promotes initiatives to raise young people’s
awareness about corruption In 2012, the young activists implemented the
Transparency Talks Project, which included workshops forstudent leaders in secondary schools across three cities tostrengthen their efforts to fight corruption in Paraguay
The “zero currency” note is a visual aidthat encourages people to say “no” tocorrupt officials and to expose whereand when bribes are demanded
: The “ZeroRupee” Movement
www.5thpillar.org/programs/zero-rupee-note
The “zero rupee” notewas created by anIndian physicsProfessor who washarassed by endlessextortion demands Hehanded out the “zerorupee” notes as apoliteway of saying“no” to officials whoheld out their hands
The Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network, agroup of more than 4,000 Thai universitystudents from more than 90 universities,was recognised as a “Creative for Good”best practice by the World Economic Forum
On 9 December 2012, on International Anti-Corruption Day, 2,000 students rallied atthe Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
They raised public awareness on thecorrosive effects of corruption in Thaisociety and sent a signal that every sectorin Thailand should be actively engaged infighting corruption, including young peopleand their universities
All signatures were quickly collected and a final petition waspresented to Vanuatu’s Minister of Justice and Social Welfare twodays after the event closed
A group of young volunteers establishedthe “Clean Election Campaign” in theSolomon Islands
Their pledge states: “I pledge that I willreject all bribes. I will not accept anyfalse promises. I will not sell my vote. Iwill not involve myself in any corruptactivities during, before and after theelections. And also I pledge that I willuse my full conscience to decide on myvote and ask God to help me to decide myvote. And I pledge that I will only votefor an honest leader.”
Hacktivism is the act of hacking,or breaking into a computersystem, for a politically orsocially motivated purpose. Theindividual who performs an actof hacktivism is said to be ahacktivist
Demand side being mostlypoliticians, bureaucrats &those who have discretionarypower vested with them
Pilot social enterprise to addressindividual instances of demandsfor bribes for common servicesor entitlement.
42 cases where they havepushed back bribe demandsusing existing & legitimate tools: Right to Information Act, Video, audio, or Peer Pressure In all 42 cases, we have
achieved success.
Three kinds of reaction: "Oh, let me just grant it to them,
and run away from it.“ "Oh, you want to screw me. Let
me show you what I can do.“ Succumb after further pressure