Using Access to Information to Foster Open Expenditure and Budget Transparency in Liberia

The project enhanced the fight against corruption in Liberia by fostering accountability and fiscal
transparency in the public sector. It also fostered increased public advocacy in Favour of anti-corruption
actions and expenditure transparency. Public understanding and input in transparency and anti-corruption
efforts were buttressed by increased media coverage of these issues. Trained journalists in transparency
and anti-corruption reporting investigated dozens of development projects and a team of anticorruption
champions based in community radio stations were activated to advocate for redress, monitor
and increase public awareness in the fight against corruption.

The project was implemented for 24 months, 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017 and was funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund “UNDEF”.