Public service delivery campaign: high-level launch

Abstract

African leaders are conscious of the negative impact that corruption has continued to have on their development efforts, including on growth and investments. High levels of corruption exacerbate inequalities and affect disproportionately certain groups, particularly the poor, and women and children. In sub-Saharan Africa, for every 100 men aged between 25 and 35 years, 127 women in the same age group live in extreme poverty. The message is reinforced in country policy and institutional assessment published by the World Bank, which shows that, over the period 2005–2016, the progress made in governance by sub-Saharan African countries in the areas of transparency, accountability and in addressing corruption in the public sector falls short of expectations. The overall objective of the campaign is to drive a positive discussion on the at the individual and government institutional levels through social media platforms that celebrate public institutions that deliver services that is free of corruption. The campaign will enable citizens to connect to the business of government, create a flow of information about the positives and take the pressure of reporting off the citizen. The ultimate goal of the campaign is to support the efforts of government anti-corruption reforms to promote the ethos of transparency, trust and accountability in the delivery of goods and services by African public services.