At this point in Uganda and in the world there is huge move towards people participation and inclusion in the processes of planning and development. With this in mind it has been noted that the traditional top down approaches towards development have not engendered the people's support, or been able to enable resources to go down to the people for whom they are intended. It is with this in mind that community participation is now recognised and appreciated as a better way of building sustainable development.
Corruption is rampant where ever one goes, some places more than others, so how do we deal with this with the involvement of the community. I would like to take this oppotunity to invite you to propose ways in which we can involve the community more in the fight againist corruption. It is a long walk, lets walk it together.
I would like at this point to request that participants give consent for the ideas that come forward in this forum be used as part of a news letter published on this site at the end of the month. This will be a starting point for us on the way forward.
Kind regards
Syl
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One of the things that should be done to enable the grassroots realize their role and duty to fight corruption is to make them understand that actually they are the ones who promote corruption by electing/ voting for the corrupt - in most cases, atleast in Uganda, people vote the candidate who bribes them with salt, soap, cash, etc. Thereby being party to the wrong equation. What would you expect such a dealer/ leader to do when he/she accesses the public resources - I bet he/she would first replenish their pockets before they think of service delivery (assuming they ever do this).
Another vital aspect is to make them realize that the leaders (if you want, Dealers) who use the weapon of instilling fear are actually their enemies and therefore should be voted out of usually illegitimately gotten power thay they use to terrorize the masses.
Social justice is a concept close to my heart. Slyvia, I hope you make a difference with your project just as I hope to with mine. I have already found myself part of a worldwide movement within weeks of starting my project. Please visit my blog and leave a comment on my latest post. Good luck in the coming weeks. I will be following my friends avidly to see how things evolve.
Hi Sylvia,
The building of new communities to fight against a corrupt system is no small task to undertake. And whilst we can look at it negatively and believe that it is impossible, i am hopeful cause it only takes one person to believe and not be influenced by corrupt systems, Gandi and Mandala are definate examples of hoe one person believing in peace can influence millions.
'The success of anti-corruption efforts depends on the political will to implement change. Genuine commitment is needed from both executive and legislature, and civil service reform should be supported by incentives from the international donor community'(Author: Peter Eigen National Post ISSN: 1486-8008 Date: 03/27/2004.
Karen
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