Tiri is an independent non-governmental organisation that works with governments, business and civil society to find practical solutions to making integrity work. Improvements in integrity offer perhaps the single largest opportunity for sustainable and equitable development worldwide.
 

Mission statement

Integrity is an essential component of sustainable development, of the safeguarding of human rights, of strengthening democracy and of poverty reduction. To achieve these aims, we work to raise standards of integrity in specific institutions by promoting and facilitating a growing network of reform leaders, specialists, and policy practitioners informed by sound and objective evidence.

Meaning of Tiri 

Tiri is a Maori (New Zealand) word rich in meaning. Its meanings include the protection of society by the removal of no-go areas (taboos) and the lifting of prohibitions or obstructions. It can also mean the scattering of seeds to bring forth a new generation.

In the Shona language spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia Tiri means “how many are we?”