26 May 2026

Organization’s profile

Fundación Multitudes is a Chile-based civil society organization working across Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen democracy, transparency, civic participation, and human rights. For more than a decade, we have developed research, advocacy, and coalition-building initiatives that seek to connect citizens, civil society, and public institutions in defense of more accountable and inclusive democracies. Our work focuses on the intersection of democratic governance, civic space, information integrity, gender justice, and transparency in natural resource management. We work especially on how structural inequalities, digital ecosystems, and coordinated anti-rights dynamics affect political participation, public accountability, and access to rights across the region. Through an intersectional and human rights-based approach, Fundación Multitudes develops initiatives on open government, anti-corruption, climate justice, gendered disinformation, and democratic resilience, with a particular focus on women human rights defenders, Indigenous communities, and historically marginalized groups. What distinguishes our work is our ability to connect research, advocacy, coalition-building, and narrative interventions across local, regional, and global spaces, contributing to stronger democratic institutions and more participatory governance processes.

Organization’s Experience

Fundación Multitudes has been an active member of the Coalition since 2021, advancing regional discussions and collaborative efforts on transparency, democratic governance, civic space, and accountability from a Latin American perspective. 

Our work connects anti-corruption efforts with broader challenges affecting democracy and human rights across the region, including information integrity, natural resource governance, civic participation, and structural inequalities. We approach corruption as a phenomenon that can weaken democratic institutions, restrict civic space, and deepen social exclusion. Through research, advocacy, and coalition-building, we work on transparency, public integrity, and accountability in contexts shaped by extractive pressures, democratic backsliding, and anti-rights dynamics. 

As part of our UNCAC-related work, we led the Civil Society Parallel Report on UNCAC implementation in Chile, assessing Chapter II (Prevention) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) through a multi-stakeholder consultation process involving public institutions and civil society actors. 

Fundación Multitudes is also part of the EITI Multi-Stakeholder Group in Chile, contributing to discussions on transparency and accountability in natural resource governance, and participates in public integrity initiatives, including ChileCompra’s Civil Society Council. 

At COSP11 in Qatar, we contributed to discussions on corruption prevention and natural resource management, highlighting civic participation, transparency, and democratic resilience in anti-corruption efforts across Latin America.

Top 3 Priorities to Achieve as a CCC Member

1. Strengthening Democratic Accountability, Civic Space, and Information Integrity: We believe anti-corruption efforts must go beyond institutional compliance and contribute to protecting democratic institutions, civic participation, and public trust. This includes addressing the growing impact of digital ecosystems, disinformation, and coordinated anti-rights dynamics on transparency, accountability, and democratic resilience across the region. 
2. Advancing a Human Rights-Based Approach to Anti-Corruption: Corruption disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities and can deepen structural inequalities. We seek to promote anti-corruption frameworks that integrate human rights, participation, transparency, access to information, and meaningful civic engagement as core democratic guarantees.
3. Promoting Transparency in Natural Resource Governance and Climate Justice: Extractive industries, digital infrastructures, and climate transition processes create significant risks related to corruption, exclusion, and territorial conflict. We aim to strengthen transparency, public participation, and accountability in natural resource governance, particularly in contexts affecting Indigenous communities, environmental defenders, and vulnerable populations across Latin America. Our participation in Chile’s EITI multi-stakeholder process reflects this commitment to advancing collaborative and rights-based approaches to transparency and public accountability.

Candidate’s profile

Paulina Ibarra is a democracy and human rights expert with over 20 years of experience in policy and digital rights. As Co-founder and Managing Director of Fundación Multitudes, she advances civic space and gender justice, focusing on AI for humanity and information integrity. 

A central architect of transparency, Paulina worked with the Obama Administration to launch the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and secured Chile’s entry into the EITI. A renowned expert on natural resource management, she works with governments and multilaterals in the intersection of policy, gender and climate. She is a steering committee member of the Global Democracy Coalition and board member of CIVICUS. 

Previously, she led the World Bank’s regional digital agenda, chaired the Community of Democracies Civil Society Pillar, and was UN Women’s Lead Policy expert on gender disinformation. Appointed by President Gabriel Boric to the Commission Against Disinformation, she was also a Vital Voices Fellow. She holds a BA in Communications and Politics from Marymount University, and a MA in Communications and Development from Georgetown University.

Contributions to the work of the Coalition

As a member of the CCC, I would contribute more than 20 years of experience in transparency, democratic governance, multilateral advocacy, and coalition-building across Latin America and global spaces. Through Fundación Multitudes, we have developed cross-sector initiatives connecting anti-corruption, democratic resilience, and public accountability. My previous leadership roles at the World Bank, Community of Democracies, and UN Women have strengthened this work through engagement with governments, civil society networks, and multilateral processes. I would bring a strategic and collaborative perspective grounded in global and regional coalition-building, inclusive governance, and rights-based approaches to transparency and accountability.

Candidacy & Interest Disclosure