Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has been in existence since June 2000 and in January 2001 was registered under Registration Number 46295 as a 'Company limited by guarantee' with the Registrar of Companies. From 2001 when TI-Z was formally registered, the Organisation achieved a ten year existence of its operations in Zambia. In May 1993, the global civil society movement, Transparency International (TI), was born. Having seen at first hand, the damage being caused by corruption in international business transactions, Peter Eigen, a former high-ranking World Bank official, formed the organization with an exclusive focus on fighting corruption and building integrity. Since then, TI has expanded all over the globe, encouraging formation of national chapters. TI as at 2011 has over 100 TI chapters in 100 countries that are all affiliated to the TI movement. TI promotes common values to be adhered to by all its chapters and a three year assessment is done to all chapters. In Zambia, the TI chapter underwent this accreditation process and due to satisfactory performance and compliance, its affiliation was renewed for another three years. This assessment guarantees that TI gives another three year mandate to continue operating as a chapter. If a chapter fails to meet the basic minimum standards, it is disaccredited and stops operating under the TI brand name. This assessment includes financial management, programme management and internal governance operations of a chapter. TI Zambia went through this assessment in 2009 and was found to have sound practices. TI-Z abides by the guiding principles of Transparency International globally but has adopted its own vision, mission and core values to guide its operations and these are highlighted below:
Organisational Objectives
The main goal of TI Zambia is to contribute to the reduction of corruption in Zambia through the following general organisational objectives:
To effectively and efficiently play the role of a watchdog institution against corruption as well as be catalytic in the promotion of integrity and good governance in Zambia;
To promote constructive debate and dialogue among various actors on the issue of corruption, good governance and integrity in Zambia;
To develop sustainable coalitions for the purposes of joint action and enhance information sharing among various stakeholders;
To develop the organisational and human capacities of various actors to effectively deal with issues of corruption, good governance and integrity.
