Counting the cost of corruption: A knowledge-based approach to fighting corruption
Overview
A consortium of four organisations, including Christian Aid Sierra Leone (lead partner), the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), Restless Development (RD) and Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) (together known as “the Consortium”) is currently implementing a Department for International Development (DFID)-funded project aimed at supporting the Government of Sierra Leone to improve revenue collection, strengthen public finance management (PFM) and anti-corruption initiatives, particularly in the public sector. The government has made strong efforts to increase public revenue and address corruption in the last year, but significant challenges persist. Apart from the challenges relating to budget transparency, access to basic social services is limited, accountability mechanisms require more support, and corruption is still considered to be pervasive. This project recognizes the role non-state actors in Sierra Leone can play in assisting the government to address the development challenges confronting the country, and particularly deliver on its publicly stated goals of fighting corruption. Through counting the cost of corruption, and raising awareness, the Consortium will positively shape the context to enable government to grow revenue, ensure greater fiscal discipline and deliver education and health services with fewer resources wasted. The consortium will use a multiplicity of tools, including research and publication, public education, and citizens’ mobilization to help the government address these challenges.
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