Nazmus Sakib Bin Mustafa, who runs his native group YES, was 11 years outdated when he first realized he needed to make a distinction. “I noticed a leaflet at college from Transparency Worldwide Bangladesh, explaining how a lot cash was being wasted by corruption in Bangladesh. It was sufficient to run greater than 10,000 faculties and assist 1000’s of susceptible individuals. I used to be shocked and knew I needed to do one thing to cease corruption.”
He joined his native YES group as quickly as he turned 15 – the minimal age to affix. Now 21, Nazmus is main anti-corruption efforts in his group.
Along with investigating public packages, Nazmus and his fellow YES members additionally set up data gala’s for presidency companies and provide pop-up assist desks to information individuals in finishing data requests. They verify official authorities net portals and request correction of outdated data.
YES teams across the nation have used a wide range of inventive approaches to get their message throughout cartoon exhibition for bike rallies. COVID-19 prompted them to maneuver on-line, however since then they’ve continued to work on the bottom.
When YES members attain the age restrict of 27, they will be a part of the Younger Professionals In opposition to Corruption community. After they flip 30, they will additionally be a part of Involved Residents Committees or Energetic Residents Group, that are additionally supported by Transparency Worldwide Bangladesh. That means they will proceed to push for integrity of their workplaces and communities.
“In my expertise,” says Nazmus, “younger individuals in all places assume the identical means. They dream of creating a corruption-free society, a corruption-free nation, a corruption-free world.”
