Integrity Mobilisation Participation Accountability Anti-Corruption and Transparency (IMPACT)

This project aims to increase the integrity transparency and accountability of public institutions and businesses while empowering civil society to advocate for change in policy and practice. By working with businesses to improve their practices public bodies to develop and enforce better anti-corruption legislation and practices and individuals and communities to empower them to address corruption this project contributes to improving the conditions for sustainable economic growth. In the Americas this project supports increased adoption and exercise of accountability standards and laws by governments and security and judicial institutions to improve the security situation in targeted countries. In Africa this project focuses on supporting networks of business community and government actors to integrate existing and develop new evidence to increase access to basic services and improve the governance of land rights. Project activities include : (1) setting up or strengthening Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) to support citizens in identifying reporting and dealing with cases of corruption; (2) conducting surveys and capturing data on experiences of corruption to create evidence for strengthening policy making and legal systems; (3) developing testing and implementing new public sector integrity tools such as a Security Justice Accountability Dashboard to assess gaps between security and justice standards and actual public and business experiences allowing authorities to adjust regulations and legislation according to identified needs; (4) conducting Business Integrity Country Assessments (BICA) to evaluate the anti-corruption operating environment and identify areas to improve business practices; and (5) developing training standards and initiatives to help companies and business associations implement anti-corruption programs.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) empowered people groups and communities demonstrating that corruption can be challenged effectively; (2) improved anti-corruption policy and practice by local national and regional public institutions including on safety and security; and (3) increased commitment to transparency accountability and integrity in business practice.