Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) which was established in May 1999, is Transparency International. It is the first Lebanese NGO that focuses on curbing corruption and promoting the principles of good governance. Realizing the unacceptable levels corruption reached in Lebanon and the need to act against it, a group of business people, academics, economists, lawyers and intellectuals joined forces to found LTA in May 1999 in a bid to curb corruption through civil society.The organization resorts to any necessary means to fight corruption, improve the quality of life, and encourage civil society to take measures towards transparency and accountability.LTA does not investigate or expose individual cases of corruption, instead,آ LTAآ advocates for reform by focusing on systemic improvement and by building coalitions with other anti-corruption stakeholders, including the government, parliamentarians, the private sector, media institutions, the international community and civil society organizations.
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LTA was established in May 1999, and is the National Chapter ofآ Transparency International. In its efforts to curb corruption and promote transparency in Lebanon, LTA is pursuing initiatives along the following 4 main programs:Democratization and Public Accountability;Promoting Access to Information;Transparency in the Private Sector;آ andYouth against Corruption.The four programs function in coordination with LTA's grassroots, and research and training departments.The LTA ApproachRaising citizens' awareness about their rights, and corruption, its causes, consequences and costs at all levels within society.Building coalitions with similar organizations at the grassroots, national, regional, and international levels, including public or private institutions committed to combating corruption.آ Drafting or amending Lebanese legislation related to transparency, accountability, and corruption.آ Considering the media as