Integrity Action's mission is to empower citizens to act with and demand integrity, actively taking part in building institutions to promote a state that is open, accountable and responsive. They were recently selected to receive a £500,000 Global Impact Award from Google's Global Impact Challenge.
With the Global Impact Award, Integrity Action plans to develop an online data collection and reporting platform that enables citizens to hold government and development agencies accountable. Over the next 18 months, Integrity Action will train over 2,000 community monitors in seven war-torn countries and help citizens fix 50% of problems in public services and infrastructure projects. This will ultimately lead to better quality of life for over 500,000 poor people.
Fredrik Galtung, CEO of Integrity Action said: "The Google Impact Award is an incredible endorsement by Google of the power of technology to empower even the poorest and most disenfranchised so that their voices will be listened to". The organisation operates from offices in Jakarta, Jerusalem, and London and has staff permanently based in Amman, Bishkek, Nairobi and Yerevan.
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