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ACCU was founded in 1999 as a brainchild of 10 organisations and individuals who had fruitlessly tried to fight corruption in their individual capacity and so found relevancy in pursuing their common goal as a group. The coalition then existed as a loose arrangement until 2004 when it was formally
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on the 9th of the same month. That day always falls in ACCU's annual Anti-Corruption Week (ACW) and the anti-graft body usually marks it with a series of activities aimed at mobilizing the public towards the fight against corruption. The week's activities are influenced by the global and national
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to act against corruption and strengthen good governance. In collaboration with national partners and networks, ACCU does advocate against corruption at a national level. ACCU's efforts are implemented in conjunction with different stakeholders like the media, civil society organizations (CSOs),
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The coalition then existed as a loose arrangement until 2003 when the Annual
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ACCU was formed in August 1999 as a brainchild of 10 organisations and individuals who had tried to fight corruption in their individual capacity but their efforts were inconsequential. These were; Uganda Debt
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Since inauguration, ACCU has been surviving on donor support and membership subscriptions. ACCU started with support from MS Uganda as the main donor and as years went by, the anti-graft body started receiving funds from
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To provide a platform through which CSOs pressure government to be responsible and committed to improving transparency and accountability in service delivery; and fighting corruption in the public sector.
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Over the years, ACCU has helped expose corrupt officials and practices in the private and public sectors of Uganda notably through publications like
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Its mission is “To empower citizens to actively and sustainably demand for transparency and accountability from the public and private sector”.
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