Transparency International kärnstöd 2018-2021 (2023) Transparency International Core Support 2018-2021 (2023) Korruption är allmänt erkänt som ett av de största hindren för utveckling. Individer och samhällen berövas sina grundläggande mänskliga rättigheter på grund av korruption. Korruption förekommer på alla nivåer och i alla sektorer av samhället, t.ex. på lokala och nationella myndigheter, civila samhället, rättsväsendet, stora och mindre företag och försvarsmakten. Korruption försvårar för fattiga människor att överleva genom att tvinga dem att spendera mer av sina redan begränsade inkomster på t.ex. mutor. Korruption är både en orsak till fattigdom och ett hinder i att övervinna fattigdom. Korruption urholkar internationella och inhemska resurser som är allokerade för fattigdomsbekämpning och befäster fattigdomsproblemet. 

Transparency International (TI), till vilken ett hundratal nationella avdelningar världen över är anslutna, har sitt säte i Berlin. Sedan grundandet 1993 har TI lyckats i sin målsättning att sätta korruption på den internationella agendan och har vuxit till att bli en internationell auktoritet på områden som rör korruption. Bland TI:s framgångar kan nämnas att såväl Världsbanken som Internationella valutafonden numera ser korruption som ett av de största hoten mot utveckling. TI spelade också en stor roll i att genomdriva FN:s konvention mot korruption och OECD:s konvention mot mutor. TI ger årligen ut ett antal publikationer, däribland en Global Corruption Report, en forskningsrapport som undersöker förekomsten av korruption i ett antal länder världen över, och ett Corruption Perceptions Index, ett erkänt och etablerat instrument för att mäta graden av korruption i ett land.

TI:s arbete kommer under de kommande åren vara fokuserat på:
-Stärkandet av partnerskap på alla plan för att öka ansvarsutkrävande och utvidgandet av arbetet med att stödja korruptionens offer, vittnen och visselblåsare.   
-Stärkandet av prevention, genomförande och rättvisa (inklusive bekämpandet av straffrihet), vilket kommer att innebära fortsatt globalt och regionalt anti-korruptionspåverkansarbete och relaterade kampanjer med större fokus på bl.a. korrupta/illegala finansiella flöden och korruption inom politiken. 
-Stärkandet av TI rörelsen (sekretariatet i Berlin och nationella avdelningar) som förväntas leda till en större kunskap om och förståelse för effektiva åtgärder i bekämpandet av korruption - inkluderar stöd till TI:s nationella avdelningar och stärkandet av deras kapacitet inom områden såsom samhällsstyrning, finansiella system och ledarskap för korruptionsbekämpning.
-Stärkandet av utvecklingen och spridningen av innovativ information, kunskap och redskap för att bekämpa korruption. Corruption is widely recognized as one of the biggest obstacles to development. Individuals and societies are deprived of their basic human rights due to corruption. Corruption occurs at all levels and in all sectors of society, e.g. on local and national authorities, civil society, the judiciary, large and small companies and the armed forces. Corruption makes it difficult for poor people to survive by forcing them to spend more of their already limited income on e.g. mutor. Corruption is both a cause of poverty and an obstacle to overcoming poverty. Corruption erodes international and domestic resources allocated to poverty reduction and consolidates the problem of poverty.
Transparency International (TI), to which hundreds of national branches worldwide are affiliated, is headquartered in Berlin. Since its inception in 1993, TI has succeeded in its goal of putting corruption on the international agenda and has grown to become an international authority in areas related to corruption. Among TI's successes, it can be mentioned that both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund now see corruption as one of the biggest threats to development. TI also played a major role in enforcing the UN Convention against Corruption and the OECD Convention against Bribery. TI publishes a number of publications annually, including a Global Corruption Report, a research report examining the prevalence of corruption in a number of countries worldwide, and a Corruption Perceptions Index, a recognized and established instrument for measuring the degree of corruption in a country.
In the coming years, TI's work will be focused on:
-Strengthening partnerships at all levels to increase accountability and expanding efforts to support victims of corruption, witnesses and whistleblowers.
-Strengthening prevention, implementation and justice (including the fight against impunity), which will mean continued global and regional anti-corruption efforts and related campaigns with a greater focus on e.g. corrupt / illegal financial flows and corruption in politics.
-Strengthening the TI movement (Berlin Secretariat and National Departments) which is expected to lead to a greater knowledge and understanding of effective measures in the fight against corruption - includes support for TI's National Departments and the strengthening of their capacity in areas such as governance, financial anti-corruption systems and leadership.
-Strengthening the development and dissemination of innovative information, knowledge and tools to combat corruption. Transparency International (TI) is a global anti-corruption movement. Tl's vision is a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free from corruption.

TI is made up of more than 100 chapters worldwide, individual members, and an international Secretariat in Berlin. Since 1993, TI has campaigned for greater transparency and accountability in government and business. TI's mission is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society. The guiding document for the TI movement is the strategy 2020 "Together against corruption", which is implemented for the period 2016 to 2020.

Sidas support is to the TI Secretariat (TI-S) and for its lead in implementing the strategy 2020. Support to TI-S work is expected to contribute to the realization of the SDGs, especially goal 16 on good governance. 



To contribute to the end goal of a corruption free society TI has identified seven overall objectives:



SO1: Protect the publics resources

To build more prosperous societies, our public resources need to
be protected and mobilized for the common good.

SO2: Stop flows of dirty money

TI works to close down domestic and international loopholes that
allow perpetrators of corruption to hide, launder and enjoy their illegal proceeds. 

SO3: Secure integrity in politics

TI works to promote the integrity of elections and inclusive access to power,
as well as foster new approaches where all stakeholders can exert equal influence in an open and
transparent way.

SO4 Drive integrity in business

TI works to elevate the norms of responsible business conduct with
like-minded allies committed to anti-corruption, as well as expose the lack of responsibility and
integrity amongst powerful business interests that control political levers and resist change.

SO5: Pursue enforcement and justice

TI works to promote the independence and capacity of oversight and
enforcement institutions to put an end to impunity and check new power concentrations.

SO6: Expand civic space for accountability

Corruption thrives when it faces no opposition from those who are affected by it. TI works with multi-sectoral partners to ensure that activists, journalists and ordinary citizens are enabled and empowered to take action against corruption.

SO7: Build community leadership against corruption

TI works to nurture and support more leaders across government, business and civil society who understand and adopt values of integrity, accountability and responsible conduct as guiding principles for decision-making.