Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network (GYAC)

GYAC supports its members by:

• connecting global members through a web platform so they can discuss and share experiences, forge partnerships, prescribe solutions, and stand together against corruption;
• raising awareness about corrupt practices in their respective communities;
• using music through artists and "artivists" who send the anti-corruption message to all young people around the world - across different backgrounds and experiences;
• using responsible journalism and giving young journalists a platform to write about governance and anti-corruption related issues (GYAC enhances its reach though various media outlets and other partners that sensitise the public about corruption);
• sharing knowledge, experiences, and ideas and collaborating on anti-corruption initiatives through its web platform, social media outlets, and face-to-face conferences;
• developing tools and strategies to improve transparency and social accountability, with an emphasis on the use of ICT.

Key programme activities include the following:

Fair Play
Fair Play is a global anti-corruption music competition that inspires original music videos on social and corruption issues, inviting the musicians, or "artivists", to submit their songs. It has engaged artists from over 50 countries as ambassadors for the anti-corruption movement, presenting Fair Play Live concerts in Brussels (2010), Nairobi (2011), and Brasília (2012). Fair Play's musicians engage their communities in the fight against corruption, giving a voice to their daily struggles and delivering a global call to action to governments, businesses, and civil society to come together in tackling corruption. Music can be viewed on the Fair Play website

Regional and Global Voices Against Corruption Forums
In partnership with the British Council Global Changemakers, GYAC started the Community Action Project mini-grants (WBI CAP), valued at up to US$3,000, in June 2010. To date, the competitively distributed grants have supported 12 projects from different regions, focusing on various sectors relating to corruption - all using ICT to leverage youth involvement and outreach.

Regional and Global Voices Against Corruption Forums
The Regional and Global Voices Against Corruption Forums have built upon the achievements of the Network over time at the national, regional, and global levels. These events bring together members of the Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network for face-to-face discussions, allowing them to inspire the anti-corruption work they carry out year-round by sharing knowledge, experiences, and ideas on their work, as well as developing tools and approaches to deepen their impact on governance reform processes in their countries. The Forums have also allowed members to implement a collaboratively designed operating structure for the Network through the official GYAC Charter, which maps out specific governing bodies, communication channels, and more fluid operating processes and functions.

Governance, Anti-corruption, Youth

Since its launch in 2010, GYAC has over 60 member non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from over 45 countries and over 1,500 members on its web platform.