Berekum LANet Advised School Children To Support The Fight Against Corruption.

As part of the 2025 International Anti-Corruption Day, (IACD), Citizens Watch Ghana in partnership with Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) with support from the, European Union, GIZ, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has embarked on an anti-corruption campaign to sensitize students against corruption.

The program which was held in two different basic schools in Berekum East Municipal of the Bono region on Monday 8th December, 2025 included the Preby (A) JHS and Mpatasie M/A JHS respectively representing 250 students.

The Executive Director for Citizens Watch Ghana and Focal Person for the LANet, Mr. Simon Asore in his welcome address urged the students to resist, reject and report all corrupt practices because it denies citizens of their needed development, making some people richer in society winding the poverty gap and denying the right people employment.

The campaign main focus was to stressed the message of Resist, Reject and to Report Corruption which erode the progress and development of the people.

The Berekum East Municipal NCCE Director, Mr George Yanunko elaborated about the theme for this year's anti-corruption campaign: "Uniting With Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity", he said, it has been a global call to promote transparency, accountability and integrity in the fight against corruption under the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

He emphasised that, as children they are being empowered to become the key drivers of change in anti-corruption campaigns since it's a crime to engage in bribery and corruption which the laws of the country forbid such actions hence the children should do everything they can to avoid corruption.

He continued that, the children should help support the fight against corruption for them to become whistleblowers to protect the nation against corruption.

He stressed on the need for the children to understand the implementations of corruption and its effect on our livelihood.

He said the whistleblowers act, Act 2006 (Act 720) is what mandate every citizen to report corruption related cases to the agencies that have been assigned to handle corruption like Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the same act protects anyone who reports corruption.

The children were able to give clear examples of corruption cases indicating their understanding of bribery and corruption as students.

The campaign forms part of this year's anti-corruption to sensitize the Ghanaian public on bribery corruption.

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Story by Richard Adu Manu/Alrich24newsgh.blogspot.com

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