Transparency International Zambia

Name

Transparency International Zambia

Legal name

Transparency International Zambia

Website

https://tizambia.org.zm

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Corruption and Governance Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Anti-Corruption, Integrity & Transparency (BPADAGAC), Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE), Public Transparency Portals & Open Data Reporting (EDADAIAN)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption advocacy
• Election monitoring
• Civic engagement
• Governance transparency
• Corruption reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lusaka

HQ country

Zambia

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. International Development Funding: As a non-profit NGO and local chapter of Transparency International, TI-Z relies primarily on funding and grants from international development partners and donors supporting anti-corruption, governance, and civic engagement work in Zambia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) operates a portfolio of digital transparency portals and research publications aimed at fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Zambia. Its core offerings include five specialized web-based portals (Share Your Story for citizen corruption reporting, Elections Zambia, Land Transparency, CODOT for COVID-19 donations tracking, and Waving The Red Flag for environmental reporting), long-term election observation programs such as the Kuteteza Masankho Project, and evidence-based research including corruption risk assessments on public infrastructure projects and civic space assessments.

Product overview

Transparency International Zambia operates a portfolio of digital transparency portals and publishes research publications. The core digital offerings include five interconnected web-based portals: Share Your Story (citizen corruption reporting), Elections Zambia (electoral information), Land Transparency (land governance data), CODOT (COVID-19 donations tracking), and Waving The Red Flag (environmental reporting). These are complemented by a Resource Library of research documents and publications including the Corruption Perceptions Index reports and thematic study reports. The organization also runs the Kuteteza Masankho Elections Project, a structured election observation program producing regular monitoring updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Share Your Story Portal An online portal for Zambians to report and share stories about everyday corruption experiences, enabling citizen-driven anti-corruption reporting.
• Elections Zambia Portal Online portal providing election results and comprehensive political information about Zambia to promote electoral transparency and informed citizen participation.
• Land Transparency Portal Portal providing public access to information about land ownership, use, and related issues in Zambia to promote transparency in land governance.
• CODOT (COVID-19 Donations and Vaccine Distribution Tracker) Information portal tracking COVID-19 donations, utilizations, and vaccine distribution to promote transparency in pandemic response.
• Waving The Red Flag Online portal for Zambians who want to defend the environment by reporting environmental concerns and violations.
• Resource Library Digital repository containing research papers, policy briefs, reports, press statements, and laws related to governance, anti-corruption, and civic engagement.
• Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Reports Annual index publication measuring perceived corruption levels in countries worldwide, with dedicated reports for Zambia including CPI 2025, 2024, and 2023 editions.
• Kuteteza Masankho Elections Project Long-term election observation initiative monitoring the electoral environment ahead of the August 2026 General Elections, producing regular updates and analysis on electoral integrity.
• Civic Space Assessment Report Comprehensive assessment of the civic space in Zambia examining legal gaps, policy challenges, and incidences of infringement affecting citizens, civil society, media, and civic actors.
• Corruption Risk Assessment on Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway Project Study report assessing corruption risks in the US$649.98 million Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway Project using the Infrastructure Corruption Risk Assessment Tool, examining transparency and governance vulnerabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monitored 218 electoral events nationwide during May-June 2026 period
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Transparency InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTI-Z is the official local chapter of Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, providing international network access, methodologies (such as Infrastructure Corruption Risk Assessment Tool), and global best practices.
• Transparency International AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTI-Z uses the Infrastructure Corruption Risk Assessment Tool developed by Transparency International Australia for conducting corruption risk assessments on major public infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transparency International: Global parent of TI-Z and the worldwide anti-corruption movement. Operates as the umbrella network issuing the CPI and the Infrastructure Corruption Risk Assessment methodology that TI-Z deploys. Comparable as the apex coordinator of a federated, methodology-driven anti-corruption model.
• Global Integrity: International non-profit producing evidence-based research on governance and anti-corruption, including country-level assessments. Highly comparable to TI-Z's research and infrastructure-corruption-risk-assessment offerings.
• Transparency International Zimbabwe: Regional Transparency International chapter operating in a politically constrained Southern African environment. Comparable to TI-Z in operating model, citizen reporting portals, and challenge of working under shrinking civic space.
• Transparency International Kenya: Another national chapter of Transparency International operating in a Sub-Saharan African country with comparable governance challenges. Runs a similar portfolio of transparency portals, research reports, and corruption risk assessments, making it the closest structural analogue to TI-Z.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Major global human rights organisation that publishes country reports and conducts advocacy. Comparable to TI-Z on the advocacy-and-research model and overlapping civic space themes (freedom of assembly, expression, NGO operating environment) in Zambia.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organisation supporting democratic processes, including election observation and constitutional design. Overlaps with TI-Z's Kuteteza Masankho election-observation mandate and offers broader institutional reach as a wider incumbent in the election-integrity space.

Regional players

• Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Zambia: Zambian civil society coalition working on governance, public finance management, and accountability — overlapping focus areas with TI-Z and serving the same domestic partner ecosystem.
• Caritas Zambia: Faith-based NGO active in governance, civic engagement, and community accountability work across Zambia. Comparable as a domestically embedded non-profit focused on citizen empowerment, with similar donor-funded economics.
• Amnesty International Zambia: Zambia-based civil society organisation working on civil liberties and human rights. Comparable in country focus, donor-driven funding model, and exposure to the same civic-space pressures facing TI-Z.

Emerging players

• Afrobarometer: Pan-African survey research network producing governance and anti-corruption data for Zambia and the continent. Comparable as a complementary data-and-evidence producer whose outputs anchor governance narratives alongside TI-Z's publications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tizambia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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