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Transparency Watch (Macedonia), also known as Prijavi Korupcija in Macedonia, is a joint crowdsourcing project by Transparency International (Macedonia) and the Center for International Relations that provides Macedonian citizens with digital means to report corruption cases quickly using their phones via SMS and upload photos and video.

The high saturation of mobile phones in Macedonia (‘85% in 2010) means that a large number of citizens have easier and quicker means to report alleged acts through Transparency Watch. After reported cases related with corruption are received, they are fully proceed by Transparency International. Transparency International also provides consultation services to persons submitting reports.

Technical Platform and Website
Transparency Watch uses Ushahidi as its technical platform which has been used in many efforts around the world, most notably in Haiti earthquake emergency relief and monitoring Kenya’s constitutional referendum. The Ushahidi platform is able to accept SMS text messages from the “crowd” or any person with a cell phone or computer to record events happening at any location instantly. People are also able to call in reports by voice or via email and Twitter. However, the SMS feature remains one of the most powerful communication tools for developing countries.

While currently shown in Macedonian and English, Transparency-Watch.org is planned to be available in Albanian as well. It is anticipated that the core project will be expanded to other Balkan countries and areas around the world.

Involved Organizations
Transparency International – Macedonia is an NGO based in Skopje. As a national chapter of the global coalition Transparency International, it works to establish a system of good governance and effective prevention in the fight against corruption. The organization is committed to a state in which government, politics, business, civil society and people's daily lives are without corruption.

The Center for International Relations (CIR) is a nonprofit, tax exempt (501(c)3) organization based in the Washington, D.C. area unaffiliated with any group or ideology. CIR is devoted to the independent exchange of global views and information, promoting dialogue, and building networks of involved participants to discuss and build realistic approaches to international affairs and economics issues.

Transparency Watch (Macedonia) receives primary funding through a grant by The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.