The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

A Civil Society Organised Crime Observatory For East And Southern Africa

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Description

The creation of a Civil Society Observatory for Southern and Eastern Africa was intended as a contribution to building an evidence base and capacity to counter illicit financial flows. This is vital in a region where institutional levels of corruption and governance failures have held back development, economic growth and severely impacted the lives of ordinary citizens. Growing levels of violence domestically and across borders have also exacerbated levels of insecurity.

Objectives

The objective of this project is to bolster the fight against organised crime and illicit financial flows by building a set of interlocking regional observatories that will improve analysis and reporting of organised crime and will mobilize, encourage and support state and civil society responses. In particular, the project will pilot innovative data collection methodologies for illicit markets, and place in the public domain data and political economy analyses that focus on the profits accrued from key regional markets, how these are earned, where they are channelled to, the actors involved and the socio-economic impact that they have.

Other

The project is designed to have four interlocking pillars of activity, with two centres of operation, Nairobi for East Africa and Cape Town for Southern Africa. The four pillars are: 1. Data Innovation: Experimenting with new ways to capture the scope, scale and impact of the illicit economy. 2. Political Economy Analysis: Delivering in-depth research studies and shorter bulletins that highlight the political economy dimensions of illicit markets. 3. Convening and Network Building: Creating and strengthening platforms for engagement between civil society and state institutions to further responses to organised crime. 4. Public Outreach: Effectively disseminating information and analysis into the public domain.

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Europe, regional, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Disclaimer: Country borders do not necessarily reflect the UK Government's official position.