Transparency in Sports, Healthy Communities: Corruption's Sudden Death
The incorporation of transparent management systems in local governments in order to create and reinforce sports networks in Venezuelan communities.
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2007
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¿Cuál de estas barreras su iniciativa busca superar?
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Name Your Project
Transparency in Sports, Healthy Communities: Corruption's Sudden Death
Describe Your Idea
The incorporation of transparent management systems in local governments in order to create and reinforce sports networks in Venezuelan communities.
Innovation
¿Cual es el elemento más importante de su innovación y su nueva idea? Trate de contestar en una oración
The incorporation of transparent management systems in local governments in order to create and reinforce sports networks in Venezuelan communities.
Describa su innovación. ¿Por qué su modelo es diferente, o bien, único comparado con otros?
Our model aims at revitalizing sports activities in each municipality within the country, through the creation of reliable relations and responsible commitments between Sports authorities of local governments and the communities which participate in the mass sports programs (Sports clubs and junior groups, schools, private schools, representatives of children's communities which participate or may participate in sports programs), and also through the design, approval and difussion of a sports system of transparency, which would include the decision, designation, execution, rendering of accounts and management of all the available sports resources in each municipality, i.e.: budgets, equipment, existent and future facilities and capacity, times, schedules, coaches and professional, administrative and executive staff.
¿Cuales son las barreras existentes o el problema más serio que su innovación esté buscando solucionar?
-Lack of transparency which is demonstrated by the poor access to public information, and which can be seen as well in the sports sector. Citizens are unaware of: the amount of funds destined to sports, the way in which the money is invested, the process of decision and the identity of those in charge of deciding;
-Citizens who practice sports ignore the powers vested upon local institutions and officials;
-Lack of involvement mechanisms in public decisions which would allow groups and citizens
Modelo de Entrega: ¿Cómo implementa su innovación y la aplica al problema que esta tratando solucionar?
Phase One, Institutional Health: Creation of groups of sports directors and coaches of local governments. Internal workshops:
1. Recognition of corruption risks/dangers
2. Understanding weaknesses; definition of corruption and transparency
3. Creation of commitments by means of institutional rules and proceedings;
4. Devising and approving an improvement or action plan for a sports system of transparency; preventive measures and sanctions as consequences of breaches.
5. Publication of the sports system of transparency: plan, commitments and sanctions.
Phase Two, Social Health: Integration of the community to the sports system of transparency:
1. Census of the local sports community. Publication of the census.
2. Presenting to the sports communities the new commitments, budgets, resources and execution.
3. Transparency training delivered by a group of local officials. PSAs/videos: How does mass sports activity work in other countries?
¿De que manera planea hacer crecer su innovación?
(cont. from above)
Phase Three, Transparent Game: What is the position and average of each citizen in this game:
1. to incorporate this program in sports training and induction programs and the training of those who receive community funds.
2. facilities of the Sports Transparency Committee: monitoring the fulfilment of commitments and being the recipient of doubts, comments, etc. Presenting proposals to local government.
3. Transparent Games Annual Day, optional.
Scale:
We plan to grow by incorporating municipalities to the program with the support of companies which have adopted the tradition of investing in the sports sector.
Impact
Describa en una oración el impacto de su iniciativa o el potencial impacto de la misma.
Sports activity implemented by local governments is on the rise for children, youngsters and adults, through programs of sports promotion for everyone
¿Cuál es el impacto que su iniciativa ha tenido hasta la fecha? ¿Quienes son los beneficiarios de las misma?
This project has not been implemented yet. We are in the first stages of the launching of the pilot project together with the Sports Department of the City Hall of Chacao Municipality (Dirección de Deportes de la Alcaldía del Municipio Chacao), Miranda State, Venezuela.
This project can be applied globally, at a large scale, because the municipal figure is the primary political unit of the political structure in most of the countries. Furthermore, sports promotion is a legal duty of the municipalities. The network of civil society and sports organizations and, in particular, the network of 95 chapters of Transparency Internatioal, may be interested in implementing this project in their countries.
¿Cuánta gente se ha beneficiado directamente?
Our plan is to start with 4 medium-sized municipalities the first year: 3,000 people are involved in sports programs within each municipality: representatives, coaches and administrative and managing staff.
¿Cuánta gente se ha beneficiado indirectamente?
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¿Qué otros datos interesantes podría brindarnos acerca del impacto de su innovación?
Lack of transparency and a high level of risk of corruption are the most serious problems of developing countries, which also affect the so-called developed countries. Incorporating transparency practices in sports activities is a way of teaching citizens to demand transparency in every level of government and public activity.
¿Cuáles son las barreras más importantes a la hora de lograr éxito en el impacto de su iniciativa?
The deep concern shown by local governments regarding the secret of public information, the fear of revealing this information.
The possession of funds which would allow the creation of a team of promoters and facilitators trained to assist in a growing number of municipalities.
The new constitution being discussed nowadays in Venezuela would weaken the decentralization and the capacity and resources of local governments
This Entry is about (Issues)
Sustainability
¿Cómo se financia la iniciativa o como cree que podría ser financiada?
Each municipality could cover the project expenses or contribute to the collection of funds. In order to finance the project, companies that invest in advertising or social responsibility programs in the sports sector will be contacted.
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Annual budget in USD: $300,000
Profit: non-profit initiative
Number of employees: 7 permanent professionals, plus a variable number of advisers per project.
¿Cuál es la demanda potencial de su innovación?
In order to cover four municipalities, $50,000 the first year. We also intend to develop the whole system and the improvements of each team in platform on the Internet, for which purpose we have estimated a $24,000 investment.
¿Cuáles son las principales barreras para su sustentabilidad económica y financiera?
If the new constitution is passed, it is possible that weakness will reduce investments and interest in the sports sector.
The Story
¿Cuál es el origen de esta iniciativa? Cuéntenos su historia.
I have always been fond of sports. In the 2006 International Transparency Annual Meeting, held in Guatemala during October, I participated in a workshop about sports and corruption, which caused me to think and work on the subject, mainly due to the information presented by two sports journalists regarding cases of corruption for millions of dollars in the sports sector. In Venezuela, the weakness of control and rendering of accounts systems generates serious risks of corruption; nevertheless, there is a growing number of public and private resources in sports. More money and fewer controls cause dangers. The implementation of transparency policies is an urgent need. My work with the municipalities in the Municipal Transparency program and other connections allowed me to discover the interest of sports directors in a program of these characteristics. Furthermore, talking to representatives of European embassies in Venezuela (in particular, the Finnish Embassy) and travelling to various countries allowed me to learn about the easy access to sports in other countries (e.g. public swimming pools in Toronto).
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Mercedes De Freitas is building a movement for citizen participation in governance and social activism by helping Venezuelans understand the opportunities and threats their democracy faces and the importance of the people's participation in legal and structural reform.
¿Cómo se enteró de este concurso y cuál es su incentivo principal para participar? (Confidencial)
Ashoka Fellow
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