Transparency International is a global anti-corruption NGO with over 100 chapters worldwide, founded in 1993 by Peter Eigen, former Director of the World Bank, and currently chaired by Delia Ferreira. This global anti-corruption network is known, among other things, through its signature analytical products: the Corruption Perceptions Index and the Global Corruption Barometer study. In the 2016 Global Go To Think Index Tank report, Transparency International was rated 27th out of 175 think tanks globally.
Transparency International Ukraine (TIU) grew from a Ukrainian NGO Creative Union “TORO” that started operations in 1999 in Kropyvnytsky (Kirovohrad). Since 1 June, 2012 the organization officially evolved into Transparency International Ukraine with 10 employees on board.
The small but dynamic team managed to become one of the leading Ukrainian anti-corruption organizations working on transparency in public finance, open governance, development of effective anti-corruption policies, and nurturing a network of skilled anti-corruption activists. Amongst other things, TIU created a wide regional coalition ‘Declarations without Decorations’ for monitoring high-ranking officials’ declarations and their lifestyles. TIU was also in the lead of the Open Government Partnership Initiative for Ukraine, and has been overseeing the initiative’s implementation for the last 6 years.