Ruth Kolevsohn
Dr Ruth Kolevsohn is the Executive Director of Governance Programmes at Good Governance Africa, a member of the GGA Group Board and alternate director for the Chair of GGA-SARO. She leads GGA’s continent-wide advocacy and communications efforts to promote the signing and ratification of the treaty establishing the International Anti-Corruption Court (IACCourt), working with governments, civil society, academia, and international partners to advance accountable governance across Africa. She also serves on the Interim Executive Council of the AU Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC) Non-State Actors Forum and the Africa Subcommittee for the establishment of the IACCourt. With over 30 years’ experience spanning the public, private, academic, and social sectors, Ruth specialises in translating research into action, with a focus on prevention, empowerment, and systemic reform. Her work includes strategic advocacy, stakeholder engagement, social and behavioural change communication, and coalition building across diverse African contexts. She has led multi-award-winning teams and delivered programmes that strengthen public trust, institutional integrity, and citizen participation. Ruth is completing a PhD in Psychology at the University of Pretoria, studying social representations of anti-corruption and holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Executive Leadership from the European Institute of Applied Science and Management (Prague).
Civil society has a key role in fighting corruption

Civil society has a key role in fighting corruption

by | May 20, 2025

Corruption remains one of Africa’s greatest obstacles to sustainable development, eroding trust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law, and diverting resources meant for public benefit. According to Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions...

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Ruth Kolevsohn
Dr Ruth Kolevsohn is the Executive Director of Governance Programmes at Good Governance Africa, a member of the GGA Group Board and alternate director for the Chair of GGA-SARO. She leads GGA’s continent-wide advocacy and communications efforts to promote the signing and ratification of the treaty establishing the International Anti-Corruption Court (IACCourt), working with governments, civil society, academia, and international partners to advance accountable governance across Africa. She also serves on the Interim Executive Council of the AU Advisory Board against Corruption (AUABC) Non-State Actors Forum and the Africa Subcommittee for the establishment of the IACCourt. With over 30 years’ experience spanning the public, private, academic, and social sectors, Ruth specialises in translating research into action, with a focus on prevention, empowerment, and systemic reform. Her work includes strategic advocacy, stakeholder engagement, social and behavioural change communication, and coalition building across diverse African contexts. She has led multi-award-winning teams and delivered programmes that strengthen public trust, institutional integrity, and citizen participation. Ruth is completing a PhD in Psychology at the University of Pretoria, studying social representations of anti-corruption and holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Executive Leadership from the European Institute of Applied Science and Management (Prague).