Global Integrity

Global Integrity is a DC-based, non-governmental organization that generates, synthesizes, and disseminates credible, comprehensive and timely information on governance and corruption trends around the world. Global Integrity has carried out fieldwork assessing the existence and effectiveness of anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability mechanisms in more than 100 countries around the world, including in some of the most challenging environments (Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, China, and Vietnam, to name a few). The organization's Integrity Indicators approach and methodology have been described as "best practice" by the World Bank, and Global Integrity has been awarded prizes from Ashoka, The Elders, and Internews for its unique and impactful approach to stimulating evidence-based governance reforms. Although this proposal is for a planning grant only, the ultimate objectives of an eventual full-blown sub-national project in Mexico are to: 1) STIMULATE EVIDENCE-BASED REFORMS BY NATIONAL AND SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN MEXICO THAT ADDRESS IDENTIFIED SUB-NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION WEAKNESSES. 2) INCREASE MEDIA AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS' (GOVERNMENT, NGOS, PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA) AWARENESS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN THE COUNTRY. 3) THROUGH KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER TO LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF IN-COUNTRY GROUPS TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AT THE SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL. 4) DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES AND PRAISE LOCAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCING THE AGENDA OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, WHEN MERITED. The immediate outcomes of this proposed planning grant are: 1) To formalize a relationship with one or more local partner groups in Mexico with the skills, reach, and relationships to effectively carry out the requisite state-level data gathering and follow-on outreach and advocacy; 2) Agree upon project scope and advocacy objectives with a local partner and a local steering committee, including a detailed full project budget covering all project stakeholders; and 3) Develop a set of specialized Integrity Indicators for the state level in Mexico that would then be applied and gathered by the local partner group during full project implementation. (New, $10,0000/1; 100% of project budget)