Bellagio Residents/

Vitus Azeem

February 2022 Cohort

Bellagio Residency: February 2022

Project: “Fighting Corruption in Ghana: The Musings of a Village Boy”


Vitus Azeem is a leading anti-corruption advocate in Ghana. For over a decade, he served as the Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII). Prior to joining GII, Azeem worked at the Integrated Social Development Centre, focusing on enhanced budget advocacy for sustainable human development. He visited Bellagio in February 2022 to write a memoir about his work, which addresses the negative effects of corruption. Azeem is presently an independent consultant on governance, anti-corruption, budget analysis and advocacy.