Let us take you on a journey to learn about JTC’s goals and programs since its inception in 2011.
JTC was founded in July 2011 as a non-governmental and non-profit organization that aims to enhance transparency, democracy, and good governance; fight corruption through encouraging civic participation and monitoring; improve government accountability.
In 2013, JTC launched its first major initiative, “Transparency Knights”, which formed a group of youth advocates from different parts of Jordan, dedicated to spreading awareness about the importance and methods of maintaining transparency. Three more initiatives followed this; “Universities Against Corruption”, “Madrasti Nazahti” (“My School My Integrity”), and recently “Nazahti” (“My Integrity”), in collaboration with relevant ministries. The major aim of these initiatives has been to enhance the role of young people in dismantling corruption by leveraging values of integrity, morality, and good citizenship.
The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has been one of JTC’s key supporters since Jordan became a signatory of the UNCAC in early 2005. JTC has also aligned with other international coalitions in addition to a number of local and regional organizations.
At the national level, JTC established close partnerships with several anti-corruption entities, including the Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Jordan Audit Bureau, and the Information Commission. JTC has also signed memorandums of understanding with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Youth, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Regionally, JTC has become a member of the Arab Integrity and Anti-Corruption Network, the Arab Network for Social Accountability, and the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization. Internationally, JTC represents the Middle East and North Africa region as an elected member of the UNCAC’s Coalition Coordination Committee and is a member of both the Open Government Partnership’s NGOs Group and the Freedom of Information Network.
At the national level, JTC established close partnerships with several anti-corruption entities, including the Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC), the Jordan Audit Bureau, and the Information Commission. JTC has also signed Memorandums of Understanding with a number of public agencies inlcluding the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ministry of Culture, and several Jordanian universities. In addition, JTC is represented by its CEO in the Higher Steering Committee to Institutionalize the Implementation of Access to Information Law, in addition to having been a member of the 5th National Action Place’s Working Group to Open Government Partnership in Jordan.
JTC participated in the JIACC’s National Team to review Joran’s commitment to the implementation of the UNCAC agreement, in 2014 and again in 2018. We also conducted a training workshop for a group of JIACC investigators on Anti-Money Laundry and Terrorism in 2019.
It is worth mentioning here that JTC has published several statements on topical issues that touched on citizens’ concerns, such as medicine pricing and electricity bills, among other major issues.
Regionally, JTC has become a member of the Arab Integrity and Anti-Corruption Network, the Arab Network for Social Accountability, and the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization. Internationally, JTC has represented the Middle East and North Africa region as an elected member of the UNCAC’s Coalition Coordination Committee for two consecutive terms (2017-2019 and 2019-2021) and is still an active member of the Coalition. JTC is also a member of both the Open Government Partnership’s NGOs Group and the Freedom of Information Network.
I would like to express my gratitude to our esteemed partners, my colleagues at the general assembly, and our youth members, the Transparency Knights. They have spared no effort to make JTC a dedicated tool against corruption in Jordan.
Professor Majed Abu Jaber
Chairman of the Board
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