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In order to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day, on 9th December over 1500 pupils around Lithuania promised not to cheat at schools and over 50 schools from 30 different cities signed the Declaration of Honor and formed the Integrity Network of Schools. By doing so both the pupils and schools declared their firm stand for integrity and transparency in their daily activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n By joining the Integrity Network of Schools, school administration, teachers and pupils promised to cooperate when discussing important questions for their community, make decisions by joint efforts, show respect to each other and to be honest in their daily activities.<\/p>\n The initiative gathered volunteers from various Lithuanian organizations such as Junior Professional Programme \u201cCreate for Lithuania\u201d, Lithuanian Catholic Federation \u201cAteitis\u201d, a civic movement \u201cThe White Gloves\u201d, business labelling initiative \u201cClear wave\u201d, professional mentoring programme \u201cLT Big Brother\u201d and \u201cTransparency International\u201d Lithuanian Chapter\u2019s Alumni. The volunteers invited pupils to the discussion on what cheating at school means to them and what the benefits of being a responsible and honest citizen are.<\/p>\n The Integrity Network of Schools is an informal voluntary network that every school in Lithuania can become part of. The aim of this Network is to serve as a platform for exchange of good practices among schools in promotion of transparency and honesty in their environment.<\/p>\n \u201cI am delighted that such a vast number of school directors, teachers and pupils publicly declared the eagerness to build a better learning environment based on the values of honesty and openness,\u201d \u2013 said Sergejus Muravjovas, the Executive Director of \u201cTransparency International\u201d Lithuanian Chapter.<\/p>\n In 2011 \u201cTransparency International\u201d Lithuanian Chapter conducted the first Youth Integrity survey in Lithuania that revealed high level of dishonest behavior at schools: 88% of pupils admitted they were cheating, 87% assisted their peers to cheat, 81% supported a \u2018give & take\u2019 attitude and 68% saw no wrongdoing in employment due to connections.\u00a0 <\/p>\n