1st Edition

Fighting Fraud and Corruption in the Humanitarian and Global Development Sector

By Oliver May Copyright 2016
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

There are an estimated 40,000 international Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), working in an enormous global aid industry; official development assistance alone reached £90bn in 2014. This is supplemented by huge voluntary giving – the UK public, for example, give around £1bn a year to overseas causes. These organisations face a unique challenge from fraud and corruption. Operating in... Read more

Foreword

Introduction

1. The Challenge

2. Myths and Misconceptions

3. Core Principles and Concepts

4. A Holistic Framework

5. Deter

6. Prevent

7. Detect

8. Respond

9. Investigations

10. Culture

11. Local Partners

12. Capacity and Capability

References

Appendix. Thirty-Two Questions for an INGO about its Holistic

Counter-Fraud Resilience

Biography

Oliver May was the Head of Counter-Fraud for Oxfam GB, where he led the international aid organisation’s efforts to tackle fraud and corruption across its 54 operating countries, 31,000 volunteers and staff, and £400m annual budget. An accredited criminal investigator and an accredited crime analyst, Oliver joined Oxfam from the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA, now the National Crime Agency) where he worked on a number of award-winning investigations and interventions. He has conducted counter-fraud and corruption work throughout the developing world, from Haiti to Afghanistan.