Case Information Sheets

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Is your organisation, group, or initiative involved in actions to fight corruption? Would you like to write down and share your experience with others? If you want to promote your initiative through the Case Information Sheet series, please submit your information in the format provided. Case Information Sheets are quick and easy to produce. The author completes a two-page questionnaire, which will be reviewed by two other WIN members from the region. Selected contributions receive an award of Euro 300. All Case Information Sheets should be submitted in English and the local language.

Case Information Sheets will be selected throughout the year. Please note that we are not accepting any submissions at the moment.

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The Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB) utility company, which provides Berlin and its surrounding areas with drinking water and sewage services, has developed a far-reaching strategy to counter economic crime and corruption before it occurs.

CIS No 4 2009 GERMANY.pdf  (243 kB)

This case study shows how inhabitants of Uganda's capital Kampala have found opportunities to voice their demands for better water and sanitation services. The Citizens’ Action Project enables urban poor communities to gather information to force providers to be more transparent and efficient. This case is a rare example in Africa of poor citizens holding their local governments and service providers to account for the service they render.

CIS 03 2009 UGANDA.pdf  (242 kB)

An efficient and functioning infrastructure system is not only key element for sustainable economic development, it is fundamental to peoples’ daily lives. The water sector, with its specific technical and economical characteristics, needs a particularly strong regulatory system, as it is embedded in a sensitive social and political environment. This case from Colombia shows different methods used to prevent corruption in the water sector.

CIS No 2 2009 COLOMBIA.pdf  (187 kB)

The case of SEMAPA in Bolivia demonstrates the potential and efficacy of a good relationship between water companies, development agencies and local communities which can lead to well performing public service companies, efficiency in the use of limited public resources and equitable access to good quality water and sanitation.

CIS No 1 2009 BOLIVIA.pdf  (240 kB)

The Lesotho Highland Water Project (LHWP) is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world and is well known for a number of grand corruption trials involving several multinational companies and public officials. This case from Lesotho shows that even a poor country can effectively fight corruption if there is a strong political will and a competent judiciary.

CIS No 5 2008 LESOTHO.pdf  (203 kB)

In Colombia, the procurement of pipes for water supply and infrastructure has been vulnerable to corruption and fraud. In an attempt to reduce the mistrust and lack of credibility that dominates the Colombian pipe manufacturing industry, the sectoral Anti-Bribery Agreement was initiated in 2004 by the Colombian Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Association and Transparencia por Colombia.

CIS No 4 2008 COLOMBIA.pdf  (200 kB)

The Agua Transparente programme aims to avoid embezzlement in the allocation of public resources through the introduction of mechanisms for transparency and accountability in hiring and tendering processes.

CIS No 3 2008 COLOMBIA.pdf  (248 kB)

The Indonesian Kecamatan Development Programme (KDP) is a nation-wide programme run by the Indonesian government and supported by the World Bank and other donors. It aims to alleviate poverty, strengthen local government and community institutions and improve local governance.

CIS No 2 2008 INDONESIA.pdf  (217 kB)