Since its creation in 2016, GACC has turned headlines into action by arming civil society with the information needed to get results.
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani from Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre/Transparency International Nigeria and OCCRP Deputy Editor in Chief Julia Wallace at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum © OECD 2024, Hervé Cortinat
While corrupt officials and criminal networks are increasingly organized and coordinated globally, journalists and civil society have traditionally worked in silos. We believe that strategic alliances between groups fighting corruption are essential to drive real change.
In 2016, OCCRP and Transparency International (TI) came together to create GACC, recognizing that proactive cooperation between journalists and civil society could deliver significant gains. We worked together to establish methods for sharing information that protect the independence and distinct mandates of our respective networks.
Since these early days, evidence uncovered in hundreds of cross-border investigations, conducted by OCCRP and its media partners, have fueled the efforts of TI’s anti-corruption movement, leading to stronger advocacy campaigns and legal casework. As a result, the impact of our investigative reporting has grown: more policy gaps are being addressed, and corrupt players are facing consequences.
In response to the steady success of this model, the Consortium has grown. In 2022 and 2023, GACC programming featured collaborations with 100+ reporting partners, and 98 civil society organizations in 76 countries. GACC’s work has also expanded in reach, particularly in Africa and Latin America.
A 2021 external evaluation found that GACC’s work led to a total of 228 real-world impacts during its first four years, and noted that five times as many outcomes were generated when OCCRP and TI worked together as opposed to on their own.
GACC’s value has been recognized by academic and policy institutions as a groundbreaking model, and it was featured in the 2021 U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption.
Alexandra is the director of the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium at OCCRP. Previously, she led anti-corruption work at the Natural Resource Governance Institute, conducting research and advocacy aimed at advancing transparency and fighting corruption in the oil, mining, and commodity trading sectors. Alexandra is the author of the book Crude Intentions: How Oil Corruption Contaminates the World (OUP, 2020). She holds a PhD in international relations from the University of Cambridge and was a Fulbright scholar in Nigeria.
Andrea is a program manager for the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium. Prior to joining OCCRP, he worked on international development and cooperation programs with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, International Organization for Migration, International Development Law Organization, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. His field experience includes work on justice sector development in Afghanistan and peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mariia is a program assistant for the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium. Previously, she worked as a project manager at the Anti-Corruption Research and Education Centre in Ukraine. As an OSUN Fellow, she worked as a visiting researcher at the European Center for Anti-Corruption and State-Building (ERCAS). She completed a master’s degree in international relations at the Institute of International Relations (Ukraine) as well as a master’s degree in public policy at Hertie School (Germany).
Daniel is a program assistant for the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium. Previously, he led the Ministerial Audit Unit at Chile's Ministry of the Interior and contributed as a researcher to the core team of the Financial Secrecy Index by the Tax Justice Network. As a Chevening Scholar, he completed a master’s degree in corruption and governance at the Centre for the Study of Corruption of the University of Sussex (UK).
