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CHILDS VIEW OF CORRUPTION

0 Acknowledgement

I would like to thank the sponsors of the project Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), without whose assistance it would not have been possible to undertake this exercise. We are also indebted to the Nazim CDGK, Mr Syed Mustafa Kamal, EDO Education, Ms Fakhr Karim Siddiqui, DDOs Education, Mr Muhammad Iqbal and Mr Mirza Amjad Ali Mughal and their staff, the Headmasters/Headmistresses of all the participating schools and the school children who took part in the competitions. All of them put in a great effort to make this project successful. Thanks are also due to the programme staff at Transparency International Pakistan for helping to prepare this publication and their useful comments and support.

Saad Rashid, Executive Director, Transparency International - Pakistan

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1 INTRODUCTION.

Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world.

TI’s mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption.

Transparency International challenges the inevitability of corruption, and offers hope to its victims. TI plays a lead role in improving the lives of millions around the world, by building momentum for the anti-corruption movement, raising awareness and diminishing apathy and tolerance of corruption, as well as devising and implementing practical actions to address it.

Transparency International is a global network including more than 90 locally established nationa l chapters and chapters-in-formation. These bodies fight corruption in the National arena in a number of ways. They bring together relevant players from government, civil society, business and the media to promote transparency in elections, in public admin istration, in procurement and in business. TI’s global network of chapters and contacts also use advocacy campaigns to lobby governments to implement anti-corruption reforms.

Politically non-partisan, TI does not undertake investigations of alleged corruption or expose individual cases, but at times will work in coalition with organizations that do.

TI has the skills, tools, experience, expertise and broad participation to fight corruption on the ground, as well as through global and regional initiatives.

2 Transparency International – Pakistan, the National Chapter has been working in the country for the past five years. It works with the public and private sector to fight corruption in a non-confrontational approach by building National Integrity Systems.

Transparency International – Pakistan firmly believes that the lives of millions in the country can be improved by building momentum for the anti corruption movement by raising awareness and diminishing apathy and tolerance of corruption, as well as devising and implementing practical actions to address it. The adage ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is most apt in this context. We feel that awareness of the evils of corruption will lead to its prevention.

What school children learn in school stay in their mind all their life. To begin its awareness program, Transparency International – Pakistan decided to address the school children by holding competitions in poster painting, essays and skits depicting how they view corruption. In this context TI Pakistan met the Nazim CDGK and made a presentation to him. The Nazim instructed the EDO Education to work with the TI Pakistan team to make this program a success.

It is believed that the school children who would be taking part in this competition would seek help and discuss with their teachers, their parents, siblings and friends. Thus even though one student will be taking part, a larger number of people would become aware of the menace of corruption. The purpose of this booklet is to disseminate information by Transparency International – Pakistan to spread awareness in its mission to fight corruption. It is hoped that such programs will act as a catalyst to motivate like minded individuals to get together and work out strategies as to how they can get themselves involved in making alliances against this malaise.

Saad Rashid Executive Director, Transparency International – Pakistan 3 PROGRAM ‘CHILD’S VIEW OF CORRUPTION.

Every school-going child in Pakistan suffers a series of contradictions and confusion pertaining to Pakistani society. Respect for rules and duties that are taught in school is seldom practiced at home by the parents. And in a society, where the corrupt seem to be the most successful people, a child’s morality and ethics are demurred by ambition and threat of survival. For this reason, most young people with great idealism grow up to be cynics or apathetic towards the country and choose a comfortable and self-centered life around their families or immediate ethnic communities instead of dedicating themselves to ponder over the country’s problems. Very few grow up strong enough to withstand the distressing situation and reflect the optimism of individuals who have stirred the world on their own.

What are those situations that make these children change their minds? What kinds of corruption they experience and to what extent does it affect them? Are these children aware of corruption within their schools and communities and do they feel helpless to make a difference?

This program will basically motivate young people to recognize the problems related to corruption that they personally experience, and encourage them to take initiatives within their communities.

Background:

Despite the pledge by the Pakistani governments to make free access to primary education, system "leakage" such as made-up charges, misuse of resources and under-spending remains one of the biggest barriers to achieving this fundamental human right.

4 As if the effort to ensure education for all is not difficult enough, corruption within schools and universities, as case studies show, add insult to injury and even destroys the chance for a proper education for those that actually make it to school.

The educational sector is one of the sectors suffering most when a country is corrupt. Research confirms that more corrupt countries choose to spend less on education. Furthermore, research suggests that illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help increase dropout rates and low school enrolment rates in developing countries.

Thus, when governments tackle the issue of corruption by demanding accountability, the overall educational system also benefits from the fight. Research shows that the countries which score high on fighting corruption also tend to have high enrolment rates; similarly, countries with low corruption and high efficiency of government services tend to have lower student dropout rates than high corruption countries. This indicates that fighting corruption both generally and in the education system can increase the number of people enrolled for education.

In this regard, Anti-corruption education is not only a measure to fight or prevent corruption in education systems and institutions, but also an effective approach to fight corruption in all sectors. Such programs can cover a wide range of ethical and moral issues, and can promote democratic values such as accountability, transparency, good citizenship and justice. Education as a preventive measure not only provides increased knowledge about the dangers of corruption and its many shapes, but it also creates awareness and empowers people to fight corruption with proved methods and useful tools.

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Aims and Objectives · To provide a channel for children to express their image, attitude and perception of corruption · To highlight the way the children view corruption and bribery · To highlight the impact of corruption in the lives of children · To motivate other segments of civil society to understand their responsibilities towards fighting corruption · To make the children wary of different types of corruption that affects their lives

Benefits · The children will understand their role in fighting corruption in Pakistan and would feel empowered to make a difference. · The children would find a platform to express their dissent with the mishaps of the society · The children will understand their rights and obligations toward their country.

History of the Program: TI-Pakistan has launched the first phase of this program in the year 2002. The Second phase started in October 2006 and will end in the summer of 2007.

Current Program.

In September 2006, TI-Pakistan made a presentation to the Nazim CDGK on the ‘Childs View of Corruption’. The Nazim agreed to the recommendation of the TI-P team to hold competitions in the CDGK schools. He directed the EDO Education to coordinate with TI-P and facilitate the holding of these competitions, A number of meetings were held between EDO Education, his staff and the TI-P 6 team. It was decided that competitions would be held in poster painting, essay writing and skits presentation. There are 18 towns in Karachi. 5 boys and 5 girls schools were selected from each town. 20 students from each school were selected for the poster painting competition, 30 each for the essay writing and 8 to 10 students for the skit competition..

The competition began in October 2006. A panel of judges were formed by TI-P. The first three positions were selected for the schools, the towns and the city.

An exhibition was held on April 10th & 11th ,2007 at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. In this exhibition were displayed the paintings of the first position from each school. The judges, who are renowned artists, selected the best three paintings from each town and the city were, · Ms. Sadaf Sultan · Mr. Asif Jameel · Ms Safia Sultan

Prizes for the first position in the city will be presented at a function where the Governor of Sindh will be invited. For the town, prizes will be presented by the Nazim CDGK. The first three positions in the schools will be awarded prizes in their towns by the town nazim and TI-P team.

TI-P has included in this booklet the poster painting of the first three positions in the city and first position in the towns. In the essays section, the first three essays by boys and girls in the city and few other essays are included.

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WINNERS OF 2nd POSTER PAINTING COMPETITION

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GIRLS 1st POSITION - ANUM SAEED KORANGI TOWN

9 GIRLS 2ND POSITION - NIMRA ARIF SADDAR TOWN

10 GIRLS 3 RD POSITION - MEHREEN ANJUM MALIR TOWN

11 BOYS 1ST POSITION - TOOR DIL KHAN S.I.T.E TOWN

12 BOYS 2ND POSITION - M. ASIM MALIR TOWN

13 BOYS 3RD POSITION - SYED WAQARUDDIN SHAHRAH-E-FAISAL TOWN

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BOYS PAINTING Winners in Towns

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BOYS 1ST POSITION - M. SAJID BIN QASIM TOWN

17 BOYS 1 ST POSITION FAIZ ALI DARS GADAP TOWN

18 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - NAYAB ALI RAUF GULBERG TOWN

19 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - WAQAR-UR-REHMAN GULSHAN-E-IQBAL TOWN

20 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - RAMEEZ KHAN JAMSHED TOWN

21 BOYS 1 ST POSITION FARAZ AHMED KORANGI TOWN

22 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - MOHD. FAIZAN LANDHI TOWN

23 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - M. AURANGZEB LIAQUATABAD TOWN

24 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - DILIP KUMAR LYARI TOWN

25 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - FARAH SANI NORTH KARACHI TOWN

26 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - M. ASIM NORTH NAZIMABAD TOWN

27 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - M. ASIF RAZA ORANGI TOWN

28 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - QAMAR SIDDIQUE SADDAR TOWN

29 BOYS 1 ST POSITION - ARBAB KHAN BALDIA TOWN

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GIRLS PAINTING Winners in Towns

32 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - ANUM BIN QASIM TOWN

33 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - SAMINA KHAN GULBERG TOWN

34 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - PERWISHA SALAHUDDIN GULSHAN-E-IQBAL TOWN

35 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - MUNZA QAISER JAMSHED TOWN

36 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - UROOJ SAJJAD LANDHI TOWN

37 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - SANA MUNZZAH LIAQUATABAD TOWN

38 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - FATIMA ALI KHAN LYARI TOWN

39 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - BUSHRA KHANAM NORTH KARACHI TOWN

40 GIRLS 1ST POSITION - SYEDA SADAF BUKHARI NORTH NAZIMABAD TOWN

41 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - SIDRA SHAN ORANGI TOWN

42 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - AMNA KHAN ATTARI SHAHRAH-E-FAISAL TOWN

43 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - BAKHTAWAR S.I.T.E TOWN

44 GIRLS 1 ST POSITION - SAIMA BALDIA TOWN

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OTHER GOOD PAINTINGS

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KHURRAM SHAIKH GULBERG TOWN

47 TOOBA TARIQ KORANGI TOWN

48 ZEHRA SHAUQAT ALI SADDER TOWN

49 SANA SHAIKH LIAQATABAD TOWN

50 ASIF MEHMOOD SHAH FAISAL TOWN

51 ABDUR REHMAN LIAQATABAD TOWN

52 SUHAIL AHMED SHAH FAISAL TOWN

53 MOIN UDDIN GULBERG TOWN

54 UZMAL NAMATULLAH ORANGI TOWN

55 AZMAL GULZAR SHAH FAISAL TOWN

56 HARIS BUTT SITE TOWN

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