Photo: USAID/Madagascar
Alex Rafamantanantsoa, board member of Transparency International Madagascar, presenting results from a public hearing held in 2003 on corruption.
“There are often only enough public servants to process paperwork for those willing to pay a bit ‘extra,’ so people who refuse to pay a bribe may never get a response!”
- Mrs. Irenée Wilkinson, citizen of Madagascar
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Initiative
In order to better understand the impact of corruption in Madagascar, USAID provided a grant to the newly formed Transparency International Initiative Madagascar. This grant was used to conduct the first-ever survey on the perception of corruption among citizens and the private sector.
The project’s two major objectives were to inform people in Madagascar about the state of corruption and raise awareness about the practice of corruption to generate meaningful debate and constructive dialogue. After its inauguration in June 2002, the new government of Madagascar used the anti-corruption index as a point of departure for a major fight against corruption.
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