Ajloun– Rasheed Integrity and Transparency (Transparency International – Jordan) launched yesterday the first Winter Integrity School within the project “ integrity School and Academy 2022“ (ISA), supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and funded through the “zivik funding program of the Institut Für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa)”, a German organization for international cultural relations, under the supervision of the Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC).
”Rasheed” held the 1st winter school after the success of the first and second summer Integrity schools in August and September this year.
Similar to previous schools, 15 young participants from different governorates of Jordan will receive a week-long training program that includes topics related to human rights, anti-corruption, democracy, conflict management, social accountability, as well as advocacy campaign management.
The school includes a modern program developed by “Rasheed” that combines training with scouting activities to enhance the individual responsibility and personal integrity of the participants, believing that the fight against corruption begins with building the capabilities of a generation that adopts the principles of integrity, responsibility and human rights in its daily life.
Based on the importance of understanding ourselves and others to work on anti-corruption and promoting integrity, “Rasheed” found through the Integrity Schools activities to connect the soul with nature, represented in Sunrise and Sunset meditating, which is reflected positively on their interaction with themselves and others in local communities.
Additionally, ”Rasheed” promotes creativity by encouraging youth to prepare handmade food products, believing in the importance of teamwork and self-responsibility in adopting integrity standards based on daily routine.
The “ISA 2022” project aims to build the capacity of young people, enhance their active participation in the application of democratic values and principles, and qualify them to engage and participate in the process of social accountability, by adopting societal issues in which the participants will research in depth to provide innovative solutions and recommendations that seek to solve these issues.
This project includes the implementation of four summer and winter schools during this year and an academy that includes three specialized training programs for graduates of integrity Schools for the years 2021 and 2022, these schools are twinned with the Integrity Schools organized by the national chapters of Transparency International around the world.
Rasheed (Transparency International-Jordan) aims to reinforce the involvement of the Jordanian citizen in anti-corruption activities, protect public, private, and local governance institutions against corruption, enhance the efficiency and independence of control agencies specialized in the area of anti-corruption, strengthen the integrity of the legislative and judicial authorities, and reinforce the performance of Rasheed (Transparency International-Jordan) towards achieving its mission and vision.
