Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

While researching for a project on social competitiveness indices, I came across an article that emphasized the importance of transparency in fighting corruption. The article specifically cites the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and below is their introductory video:

EITI - Making resources work for people from EITI International on Vimeo.

It is encouraging to see that a simple governance process such as independent reconciliation between company records and government records builds the necessary infrastructure to reduce corruption.

WEBSITE: United We Serve

President Obama is asking people across America to get involve in giving back to their communities. This website provides volunteer opportunities according to the location and type of work. It also has tools and a wealth of information for those who would like to start their own service project and/or event.

Check it out here: Serve.gov