Strengthening the capacity of institutions in BiH

The elements of this project are concentrated on one goal: improved governance and transparency, brought about by civil society pushing for reforms. It is simply impossible to improve standards of governance and transparency without addressing corruption. The World Bank’s Governance Indicators show the direct link between control of corruption and good governance. This is proportionally linked to poverty alleviation. Corruption greatly reduces the capability of states to act in the interests of their citizens; it reduces and obscures the accountability of governments, public and private institutions; and it prevents citizens’ needs and aspirations from being realised. Corruption corrodes societies when elites capture institutions and use their power to prolong misrule. Corruption generates apathy and disillusion when governments act in their own interests, not in the interests of their people. Moreover, citizens of BiH place fight against corruption ahead of ALL social and economic concerns (other than unemployment, which too is directly affected by the ramping corruption).

Therefore, the Project objective particular focus on the privatizations of strategical enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina  and another form of private investment, monitoring public company in strategically areas, comprehension with civil partnership organizations and media. All mentioned partnership organization must have access to current process in their community that would bring transparent process of privatization in accordance with the law and world’s best practice.

Indicators of progress include, but are not limited to:

– new anti-corruption strategy adopted and impementation underway – new anti-corruption strategy adopted and impementation underway – elements of the strategy legally enacted and new procedures established – TI’s global Corruption Perception Index improving the rating of BiH – media articles reporting on the progress – number of public invitations to tender on the rise – citizens’ satisfaction increasing and perceived corruption levels dropping (as per the nation-wide survey).

PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

The four elements of prPublikacija – Monitoring (revised) oject are distinct, but the activities reflect the same approach of diagnosing corruption problems, and then treating them:

1. Legislative and political accountability
2. Monitoring
3. Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre
4. Public Awareness and Advocacy Campaign