LTA and women’s role in combating corruption

The Lebanese Transparency Association – LTA, concluded last week a workshop it held in Beirut in collaboration with Women in Front and other women organizations.  The workshop was entitled “the role of Lebanese women in combating corruption” and aimed at discussing the cases of corruption which were previously recorded as well as developing recommendations against corruption in the public, private and academic sectors.
The workshop started with a keynote address by the President of LTA, Yehyah Hakim, followed by a video address by the coordinator of Transparency International, Stephanie Twigg from Berlin, who reviewed the cases of corruption which were identified in earlier training events notably corruption in religious courts, men abusing power to halt women’s professional advancement, pay-offs for administrative procedures, and others. Participants were then divided into three groups according to the 3 above-mentioned sectors, so that each group discusses the key problems and formulates recommendation for their specie sector.  The workshop concluded by electing six participants to attend the regional workshop which will be held in Jordan with the participation of Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon.

Source: Al-Mustaqbal 12 October 2014