Description
According to researches, youngsters believe they resist more to corruption than the majority of society. 73% of them feel that they should be part of the fight against corruption, but assume that their efforts would be disregarded. A quarter of youngsters does not know where to turn when encountering corruption. Still, no targeted educational program is available in Hungary, while at the same time corruption shows worsening tendencies. The goal is to strengthen a societal basis that rejects corruption, through an educational and mobilization program based on civil cooperation between TI and joining youth organizations. TI Academy teaches youngsters about corruption and the ways to act and mobilize against it. Targeted are youth organizations formed by people aged 16-29, of different profiles, working in various parts of the country: through them, the project targets the young generation fostering their commitment to the values of transparency and participatory democracy.
Summary of project results
Youngsters feel that they should be part of the fight against corruption, but assume that their efforts would be disregarded. Many of them don’t know what to do when encountering corruption. The goal of the project was to strengthen a societal basis that rejects corruption, through an educational and mobilization program based on civil cooperation between TI and joining youth organizations such as universities, colleges for advanced studies. The results of the project: TI educated young students countrywide about the dangers of corruption and gave them an opportunity to actively promote a transparent public life. During the program TI developed training and e-learning materials and they started a mentor mentee program for future investigative journalists. Benefits: The participating organizations and youngsters understood corruption better and they had the capacities to engage youth in building a transparent society besides to create the first anti-corruption educational program.
Summary of bilateral results