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African Union 2026 Anti-Corruption Campaign Reaches Nkrankwanta JHS.

African Union 2026 Anti-Corruption Campaign Reaches Nkrankwanta JHS.

As part of activities marking the 2026 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the Local Accountability Network (LANet), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has embarked on an educational campaign in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region to raise awareness among schoolchildren on the importance of fighting corruption.


The campaign, sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, aimed to deepen the understanding of young people about the damaging effects of corruption on national development and to encourage them to become agents of integrity from an early age.


This year's commemoration was held under the theme, "Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa."

Speaking during the event, the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Mrs. Beauty Emefa Narteh, said the theme serves as a reminder that promoting integrity and combating corruption is a shared responsibility.



She noted that building societies founded on honesty, transparency, and accountability requires the collective commitment of governments, institutions, communities, and citizens, particularly young people.


Mrs. Narteh urged students to be courageous in the fight against corruption by embracing the campaign's 3Rs:

*Resist Corruption

*Reject Corruption

*Report Corruption


According to her, these three principles should guide the actions of every young person determined to help eradicate corruption from society.


The Focal Person for Berekum East and Dormaa West LANet, who is also the Executive Director of Citizens Watch Ghana, Mr. Simon Asore, encouraged the pupils to recognize corruption as a societal menace that must be confronted at all levels.




He stressed that resisting, rejecting, and reporting corruption are values upheld by Ghana's Constitution and highlighted the importance of the Whistleblower Act, which empowers citizens to report corrupt practices to institutions such as the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the Ghana Police Service, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and other relevant state agencies.


The campaign reached pupils of Nkrankwanta Presby Junior High School and Nkrankwanta Methodist Junior High School, where more than 150 students participated in the educational sessions.


The pupils were taken through the impact of corruption on nation-building and how corrupt practices undermine national progress. They actively participated by asking questions and sharing ideas, while pledging to champion the anti-corruption campaign within their schools and communities by promoting honesty and integrity.


Story by Richard Adu Manu (Alrich25newsgh.blogspot.com)

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