Global Corruption Barometer
Transparency International's annual Global Corruption Barometer is great reference in establishing a general idea of the amount of corruption in a country or region.
Just for fun, click on the above link (a PDF file) and check out Table 6 at the end of the report - page 22 to be exact. This table lists corruption's impact on different sectors and institutions by country. A value of 5 is extremely corrupt and 1 is not corrupt. What's interesting is there's an NGO column. And in countries like Turkey, Pakistan and Serbia there's a strong belief that NGOs are pretty corrupt. (I have a feeling you'll be a little surprised at the perceptions in other countries too.)
This illustrates the point of how important external perception can be in establishing context. If there's a cultural belief that NGOs are generally corrupt where you're working, you definitely should be factoring that in to your security plans. Always remember that perception equals reality.
Just for fun, click on the above link (a PDF file) and check out Table 6 at the end of the report - page 22 to be exact. This table lists corruption's impact on different sectors and institutions by country. A value of 5 is extremely corrupt and 1 is not corrupt. What's interesting is there's an NGO column. And in countries like Turkey, Pakistan and Serbia there's a strong belief that NGOs are pretty corrupt. (I have a feeling you'll be a little surprised at the perceptions in other countries too.)
This illustrates the point of how important external perception can be in establishing context. If there's a cultural belief that NGOs are generally corrupt where you're working, you definitely should be factoring that in to your security plans. Always remember that perception equals reality.
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