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ORGANIZATION

An Introduction to Transparency International (TI)
Transparency International (TI) today is the largest anti-corruption network acting globally. TI is an international Non-political, Non-partisan, Non-profit Non-Governmental Organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with nearly 90 National Chapters (NCs) around the globe.

TI is dedicated primarily to fighting "grand corruption in international business transactions", but its National Chapters have a high degree of independence and design their own program of action reflecting the particular manifestations of corruption in their country.

Thus some National Chapters focus on political corruption first, believing that addressing business corruption makes little sense until the political corruption has been brought under some degree of control.

Other National Chapters have found that everyday demands, in their society, for small payments in order to get the most basic services provided by officials are such a debilitating practice that they focus on such "petty corruption", which is not so petty for many of the citizens from whom it is extracted.

Yet all National Chapters participate and support the present drive for establishing Islands of Integrity in several countries.

TI aims to:
(i) curb corruption through national and international coalitions encouraging governments to establish and implement effective laws, policies and anti-corruption programs,
(ii) strengthen public support for anti-corruption programs and enhance public transparency and accountability in international business transactions and in the administration of public procurement, and
(iii) encourage all parties in local, national or international business transactions to operate at the highest level of integrity.