The winner of Liberia's Integrity Idol 2015 is registered nurse Jugbeh Tarpleh Kekula. She works in the emergency room at the Liberia Government Hospital in Buchanan, the country's third-largest city with a population of some 35,000. [...]
Nigeria has hosted its first ever Integrity Idol, a reality TV show celebrating the most honest public officials. After 150 nominees and over a 11,000 votes, the inaugural winner was crowned: Nuzo Eziechi, an official at the Bureau for Public Enterprise. [...]
International television show Integrity Idol aims to do for upstanding officials what primetime talent contests have achieved for aspiring pop stars. [...]
THE timing could not have been better. In the same week as two civil servants in Nigeria appeared in court for embezzling funds earmarked for International Anti-Corruption Day, the finalists of “Integrity Idol” were announced. [...]
Instead of "naming and shaming" corrupt government workers, Integrity Idol aims to "name and fame" the most honest, hard-working ones. [...]
As UNDP geared up to mark the last International Anti-Corruption Day, the need to be innovative and flip the traditional narrative seemed apparent. It was time to embrace positive reinforcement and move the conversation from being anti-corruption to pro-integrity. Instead of ‘naming and shaming’, why not start “naming and faming”? [...]
In some societies people come to see corruption as the norm. Programmes that bring youth into contact with integrity trendsetters can help change these attitudes, building trust in government officials. [...]
Accountability Lab Director Blair Glencorse explains why it's important to rely on public administrators, especially in towns and metropolitan areas where there is a high degree of anonymity. "They provide the glue that holds our urban society together and serve as role models.” [...]
Eight winners are recognised at the 3rd annual International Anti-Corruption Excellence Awards at the Putrajaya International Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The award has been established to shine a light on the fight against corruption across the world. [...]
Nationwide contests in developing countries turn honest public officials into celebrities. Let’s convince the DC-based group behind the project to bring it here. [...]