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Dear GYACers and friends,

We are welcoming this year's second quarter not with a whimper, but with a bang! In partnership with the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA), we are holding our first GYAC Regional Forum in Beirut, Lebanon, from April 26-27, 2012. As you can tell, the Forum will focus on the Middle East & North Africa, drawing inspiration and lessons from the Arab Spring. While there, the GYAC Global Coordinating Body will explore how GYAC can leverage those experiences for our global fight against corruption, while at the same time exploring ways in which GYAC can build capacity on the ground to improve governance. Read the announcement below, while keeping in mind that the regional forums are different from the GYAC annual forum, the details of which we will be sending your way soon.

Next, this edition of our newsletter takes you to Eastern Europe, to present you with yet another toolkit shared with us by the same organization that brought you the First Aid Kit for Higher Education toolkit. The Youth Educational Forum in Macedonia now offers you the "Addressing Corruption in Education: A Toolkit for Youth from Youth" toolkit. Talk about a fast turnaround! Our Skopje-based friends at YEF partnered with three other organizations in the Europe & Central Asia region to produce this, under the umbrella of the Transparent Education Network (TEN), supported by USAID and EDC, within the framework of USAID’s Europe & Eurasia Social Legacy Program (E&E SLP). We are proud to say that some of the members of TEN are also GYACers! But wait, that’s not it. If you keep scrolling down, you’ll also find an article on a recent event organized by YEF in Macedonia, during which 60 participants from 14 countries came together to develop action plans for the promotion of transparency in higher education.

Marlon from the Philippines shares with us a summary of the paper he presented at the Oslo Governance Forum late last year, where he talked about the role of ICT-mediated initiatives such as CheckMySchool in the Philippines and Universidad Coherente in Peru, to advance an agenda on social accountability. Don't miss his sharp insights.

This newsletter is also packed with opportunities: our friends at Transparency International are offering loads of them in the lead to the 15th IACC. Among those, you’ll find, a call for journalists in the Americas, a hackathon, mini-grants, and university broadcasts. We wouldn't miss it if we were you! In addition, One Young World is inviting applications from under-represented countries to attend their next Summit in Pittsburg, USA, from October 18-23, 2012. Check it out! Last but not the least, we recently struck up a partnership with the TrustLaw - Good Governance blog, run by Thomson Reuters. This means that we will be inviting GYAC members to blog on their platform.  Do you realize how awesome this is?! Get in touch with us if you're interested in writing and sharing your opinions far and wide.

We then bring you the Monthly Reports from our members in the Africa, East Asia & the Pacific, and the Europe & Central Asia regions.
 
Also make sure to keep an eye out for the Global Integrity Report, which examines the "transparency of the public procurement process, media freedom, asset disclosure requirements, conflicts of interest regulations, and more" of 31 countries. Check out how your country is assessed and let us know what it means for you in our collective struggle for good governance and integrity.

Needless to say, we'd love to hear from you! We can be reached 24/7 at info@voices-against-corruption.org - We look forward to featuring your stories on our upcoming newsletters! In the meantime, as we always say: together against corruption!

Cheers,
GYAC CU 


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Comment by MARTIN ORINA on June 3, 2011 at 1:22pm
This is amazing? We are moving on the right track to fighting corruption as young people. I guess this is a pilot newsletter and the next will be out in June. I will be sending my materials for the newsletter
Comment by Raphael Shepard on June 3, 2011 at 5:52pm
Great to hear Martin! We will be sending a call for submissions very shortly. You will get all the info on where and what to send on Tuesday. The GYAC Communications Unit and I look forward to hearing from you.
Comment by Sandra Ayoubi on June 20, 2011 at 9:14am
I love it! It is really interesting! I once organized an event "Arts Against Corruption" and It was rly good and Im  proud of it! I'll try to find some time to write about it, maybe you'll squeeze it in your newsletter :)
Comment by Gina Romero on June 30, 2011 at 5:26am
Excellent, Thanks
Comment by CHEONG ZHIT HOU on August 4, 2011 at 8:42am
cheers>>great write up
Comment by Wurie Mamadu Tamba Barrie on February 9, 2012 at 11:17am

It Indeed informative, Keep It Up CU.

Barrie

Comment by Kabogoza Angella on April 17, 2012 at 3:00pm

Information is power, thats a nice way to start

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