Fair Play Interview -- MBC TV Lebanon

Translation:

[Narrator]
Because music is one of the most important methods used to influence people, the World Bank Institute in collaboration with a number of NGOs from around the world organize an international competition to combat corruption through the Internet. Young people from different countries are required to provide a video clip related to the phenomena of corruption rampant in their countries in order to increase awareness and promote the principles of transparency and accountability.

[Raghda Allouche (Lebanese Transparency Association)]
The goal of this contest is to gather videos by young people from around the world tackling the issue of corruption. It's an attempt to try to convince other youths to take part in this war, or may I say, this peaceful war against corruption.

[Narrator]
Ufuoni Family, a band from Kenya, reflected through the song "Utumishi Kwa Wote" a state of poverty and unemployment, effects of government's abuse of power in public resources of the country. And in a Lebanese production, Zeid Hamdan presented an Egyptian Song, concerning reforms by the Egyptian Mariam Saleh. He speaks about how political corruption creates social havoc.

[Zeid Hamdan (Lebanese Musician)]
The poverty experienced by some people in Egypt pushed them towards working in smuggling prohibited narcotics or theft and this is the only solution they have.

[Narrator]
"Africa", is a Sudanese Colombian production song that talks about the wasted childhood rights, the suffering of refugees and the lost future of youth in Africa, the continent from which most competitors come.

The band ZEEM from Europe presented a French song called "I Think So," which tells the story of internal corruption, and specifically concerning the phenomenon of rampant theft in the municipality, the public departments and the waste of public money.

So far, several teams submitted their production to the international committee to select the 3 winners that will participate in the global forum on fighting corruption, where the establishment of an international social network will take place to continue working to fight corruption and prevent it.

The concerned associations have called youth in Beirut and in the world to check the website www.anticorruptionmusic.org and submit their music in order to spread awareness about the impact of corruption on the development in their country, hoping that music, which is the language ​​of the spirit, will succeed in influencing the current generation through which numbers and reports have failed.

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Interview with Raghda Allouche of the Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network and Fair Play 2011 artist Zeid Hamdan.
Broadcast 16.03.11 by MBC TV, Lebanon, presented by May El Abdallah.

More info: www.anticorruptionmusic.org
Fair Play Anti-Corruption Youth Voices is brought to you by the Global Anti-Corruption Youth Network, the JMI Foundation, and the World Bank Institute

The musician in this interview, Zeid Hamdan, was arrested a few days ago for one of his songs that was addressing the president of the republic . For info, check the following link: http://nowlebanon.com/BlogDetails.aspx?TID=1704&FID=6

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