Sri Lanka

Last year, our partners Transparency International Sri Lanka honored their ten Integrity Icon 2021 finalists at a special gathering on 11 January 2022. Congratulations to Shanmugaraja Shivasri, Divisional Secretary of Thellippalai; Nimmi Jayasekara, Infection Control Nursing Officer at the District General Hospital of Embilpitiya; K.G.Geethananda, Ambulance Driver at the Divisional Hospital of Batapola; Dr. Hasitha Attanayake, Director of the IDH hospital and Nishari Anuruthika D Silva, Village Officer of Seeduva Tambadura Village Division who were named as winners for 2021.

Watch the full ceremony here.

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In 2018, we launched Integrity Icon South Africa, a national campaign to name and fame honest government officials. Building on the early success of the campaign as a special project, Accountability Lab South Africa registered as an independent country office in 2019.

In March 2020, Accountability Lab (AL) and partners including Explain and ACTIVATE! Change Drivers launched our third edition of Integrity Icon South Africa. Building on the successes of the campaign since it began in 2018, we asked South Africa to nominate public servants who work with honesty and integrity and “do the right thing even when no-one is watching”.

Meet Our 2021 Winners

Nishari Anurudhdhika De Silva

Nimmi Jayasekara

Dr. Hasitha Attanayake

K. G. Geethananda

Shanmugaraja Shivasri

INTEGRITY ICON CAMPAIGN TIMELINE:

6 April – 30 June

Nominations: The public nominate public servants who embody the value of integrity and demonstrate the importance of honesty, accountability and personal responsibility.
1 July – 15 July

Selection: A high level panel of respected social leaders select this year’s Icons.
16 July- 31 August

Filming: Locally based film production company to work with 5 young aspiring filmmakers to create short mini-documentaries (90 seconds) about the finalists doing their jobs, talking about why it is important to serve with the spirit of accountability and interacting with others who can attest to their integrity.
1 September – 30 September

National Screening and Public Voting: Short films to be shown on national TV, national and community radio stations, and on social media platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp, and YouTube. The public will be encouraged to vote for their favourite Integrity Icon through SMS, Whatsapp and online. National voting begins on 1 September.
1 September – 30 September

Local Screenings and Dialogues: The short films will be shown in the Icons’ communities through local partners leading a dialogue with the Icons on understanding some of the systemic public service accountability challenges and the creative ways the Icons are addressing these.
15 October

The new cohort of Integrity Icons celebrated at a Final Ceremony and Integrity Summit.

SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE:

Our goal is to build a broad movement of people recognising and acknowledging ethics and integrity in the public service. To make this possible, we need you. Support us in one or more of the following ways:

Spread our Message

Help us to raise awareness about the Integrity Icons campaign and its importance for promoting service excellence and turning the tide on corruption and misconduct in the public service. Share stories about our Icons and the campaign; host an engagement with one of our Icons; or profile a public servant you believe epitomises integrity and service excellence.
Submit a Nomination

To name the 2021 cohort of Integrity Icons, we need you to help us identify them. Run a nomination drive at your workplace and in your community. Submit as many nominations as you would like, showcasing how your nominee goes over and above the call of duty to be a model of ethics and integrity in the public service.
Sponsor the Awards

It takes a lot of capacity and resources to run a national campaign, profiling and acknowledging excellence in the public service, and amplifying the importance of doing the right thing. Back our campaign with a donation; support our Film Fellowship; contribute an insert or airtime on your publication, channel or station; or sponsor our awards ceremony.