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Governance and An,-corrup,on

Introducing

Ci,zens Forum Against Corrup,on (CFAC)

Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organiza,on (APPRO)
www.appro.org.af
Kabul May 29, 2016

An,-corrup,on Stakeholders

We are all sinners

All stakeholders Understand root causes
Civil Society Organiza=ons Resist and seek protec=on
Poli=cal par=es Put an=-corrup=on on poli=cal agenda
Donors Mainstream an=-corrup=on
Media Mainstream / shape public awareness
Government:
Sustain poli=cal will and reform with input from civil society
Use key ministries, i.e., Educa=on, Hajj and Ouqaf
No more commiRees!

Implementa=on U=lize modern structures, e.g., Rule of

Law, and tradi=onal structures, e.g., jirgas, shuras, elders
councils + Youth + CSOs

Exis,ng An,-corrup,on Stakeholders

Ci,zens Forum Against Corrup,on

Members from:
Public Sector (NGOs, Civil Society, Government)
Private Sector

Mission: To resist, reduce, and eliminate extor=on by STO,

MTO and LTO and eect regulatory and legal reform on
an=-corrup=on with oversight from civil society
Objec,ves:
Adequate and relevant capacity of civil society to ght
corrup=on Construc=ve Advocacy
Create mechanisms for protec=on of an=-corrup=on actors:
Poli=cal support
Tax specialist
Criminal lawyer

CFAC Outcomes
BeRer Governance through:
Increased engagement of civil society in government
decision making
Increased transparency, and
Increased accountability
Increased government revenue through, at least, a
fourfold increase in taxes from private and public en==es:
Non-prots: around 3,000
Private sector: ?
Legi=mate expecta=on of ci=zens for government services
Improved government services due to increase in tax
revenue

Na,onal Advocacy CommiXee (NAC) and CFAC

National Advocacy
Committee (NAC)

Food Security
(Citizens First)

PAC / CFAC
Team
(Herat)

Rule of Law
(Afghanistan
Rights Monitor ARM)

Good Governance
(Citizens Forum
Against Corruption
- CFAC)

PAC / CFAC
Team
(Jalalabad)

PAC / CFAC
Team
(Kandahar)

CFAC Team
(Kabul)

Training
(Legal Literacy)

Mentoring
(MTO cases)

Beneciaries:
Civil Society and
CSOs

Private Sector

Local and
National
Authorities

Education /
Literacy
(Citizens First)

PAC / CFAC
Team
(Mazar)

Objec,ves
Iden=ca=on of capacity needs of CSOs, private
sector, and government authori=es dealing with
corrup=on.
Strengthen capacity and awareness of civil society
and government authori=es about the policy
process, construc=ve advocacy, and legal provisions
on an=-corrup=on.
Increase accountability, transparency, and thus
legi=macy of local and na=onal authori=es through
construc=ve coopera=on with civil society against
corrup=on.

Components
Component 1: Baseline Assessment and Stock Taking of
Corrup,on
A baseline assessment of the legisla=ve framework for
curbing corrup=on and stock taking of various
manifesta=ons of corrup=on at the ve target sites to
develop indicators for tracking corrup=on
A stakeholder mapping and analysis at the ve target sites
to be used for the iden=ca=on of civil society actors
(CSOs and businesses) willing to par=cipate in Ci=zens
Forum Against Corrup=on (CFAC)
Seeng up a dedicated website for CFAC.

Components
Component 2: Thema,c Research on Corrup,on and Related
Issues
One thema=c paper per year (4 in total) on corrup=on
Two (2) policy briefs and three (3) press releases per year
on real life experiences of corrup=on collected through
CFACs website and actual cases of corrup=on taken on
through CFAC
Annual report highligh=ng each years ac=vi=es,
outcomes, challenges, and ways forward.
Component 3: Establishment of Ci,zens Forum Against
Corrup,on (CFAC)
Today (May 29, 2016) is the start of this process

Components
Component 4: Provision of Legal and Technical Services for
Vic,ms of Corrup,on
Appointment of a na=onal criminal lawyer to act on
behalf of vic=ms of corrup=on
Appointment of a na=onal tax expert to assist ci=zens
against extor=on by corrupt government ocials
Component 5: Capacity Building on An,-corrup,on
Advocacy
Legal literacy on an=-corrup=on, Access to Informa=on
Law, and Tax Law.
Policy process, evidence-based construc=ve advocacy,
monitoring
Component 6: Exit Strategy and Sustainability Plan

Todays Tasks
Agreement in principle to share informa=on with
CFAC on tax payment challenges
Commitment to meet once every 6-8 weeks to
update and decide on ac=on
Work with honest MoF and other ministry
ocials on reform
Feed informa=on on corrup=on to media
Set up and sustain a public awareness campaign
Other sugges=ons?