Civil society faces specific challenges in the Arab world, including political and legal restrictions imposed on civil society organisations (CSOs) by mostly non-democratic governments and the fragmentation and general lack of cross-sector coordination of civil society efforts. In spite of these various constraints, there is considerable potential for impact by civil society on anti-corruption work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The growing number of anti-corruption initiatives and organisations from Algeria to Yemen demonstrate increased awareness of corruption issues and demand for change.