🌎 🌍 🌏 Around the globe, youth-led protests – from #EndSARS in Nigeria to movements in ...Kenya and Bangladesh – are reshaping civic landscapes. These powerful demonstrations are fueled by deep frustration with economic hardships, corruption, and unresponsive governance. Yet, many young people express a willingness to collaborate with leaders to co-create solutions – if given the opportunity.

In this blog, Blair Glencorse (Accountability Lab Co-CEO) and Makomborero Carl Muropa (Regional Programmes Officer for Accountability Lab East and Southern Africa) share strategies to transform civic energy into sustainable governance. From Sierra Leone’s youth-inclusive public works to Ukraine’s e-youth platform, their insights emphasize the need to involve young people as co-creators in decision-making.

Learn more about the OGP Youth Toolkit (co-developed by Accountability Lab) and the Open Government Partnership and read the full article here: 👉 https://bit.ly/3Zio2LF

#YouthEngagement #CivicEngagement #FutureLeaders

Open Governance Can Channel Youth Protests into Future-Proofed Systems - Open Government Partnership

It has been a turbulent few months around the world as youth-led protests have roiled countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria. Much of...

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In Delta State’s Utagba Ogbe community, Stephen Okunima and Accountability Lab Nigeria’s Civic ...Action Teams (CivActs) are leading efforts to ensure community representation and development. Through CivActs training, Stephen and his community gained valuable insights into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and the Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF), enabling them to advocate for their rightful benefits from Nigerian Agip Oil.

Before their intervention, the community was hesitant to embrace the HCDTF, fearing it would undermine existing benefits under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU). Through Stephen’s leadership and community engagement, concerns were addressed, and the community gained a clear understanding of the HCDTF’s potential.

As a result, Nigerian Agip Oil established the Trust and inaugurated a Board of Trustees, ensuring that the community had a voice in the decision-making process.

🔗 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Nh4hgu

A project of Accountability Lab Nigeria in partnership with Luminate and the Ford Foundation.

#CivActs #CommunityAdvocacy #AccountabilityLab #Nigeria #Transparency

📣 We're excited to share that our Co-CEO, Blair Glencorse, has joined the Diplomatic ...Courier's Brain Trust! ✨ Blair and our team are driving meaningful change, from creating large-scale socially conscious music campaigns in Nigeria to improving public services in Pakistan.

Blair is the outgoing Co-Chair of the Open Government Partnership, representing civil society in the global movement for transparent and accountable governance. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Good Governance and has served on the World Bank’s Expert Advisory Council on Citizen Engagement.

A passionate advocate for open governance, citizen participation, and anti-corruption, Blair speaks and writes regularly on issues of democracy and social change. We are proud of his continued leadership and excited about the impact he’ll bring to the Brain Trust.

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/40NIVPY

The World in 2050, The Diplomatic Courier

In Rivers State’s Egi community, Precious Ibegwura and Accountability Lab Nigeria’s Civic ...Action Teams (CivActs) are driving change. Through CivActs training, Precious and her community gained critical tools, including knowledge of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, to advocate for their rights and demand transparency from TotalEnergies.

Prior to their efforts, TotalEnergies had failed to consult the community on the appointment of the Board of Trustees for the Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF), breaching regulatory provisions. Through the formation of a Community Justice Team (CJT), peaceful protests, and outreach to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the community held the company accountable.

As a result, TotalEnergies complied by ensuring that the appointed BOT members were nominated and approved by the Egi community, and initiated “peace talks” to facilitate mutual understanding and improve the development process.

🔗 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XCbXPn

A project of Accountability Lab Nigeria in partnership with Luminate and the Ford Foundation.

#CivActs #CommunityAdvocacy #AccountabilityLab #Nigeria #Transparency

In Akwa-Ibom’s Ibeno community, Martins Asukpa and Accountability Lab Nigeria's Civic Action... Teams (CivActs) are making an impact. This article captures how Martins and his community are confronting environmental damage caused by ExxonMobil's operations.

Through CivActs, locals gained essential tools to advocate for cleaner environments and corporate accountability. From forming a Community Justice Team (CJT) to launching the “Voices of the Community” radio program, Accountability Lab Nigeria has supported residents in driving real change. Today, ExxonMobil has begun cleanup efforts and awarded local contracts, marking a step toward environmental recovery.

Discover the full story and see how determined voices are shaping a better future. 🔗 Read more here: https://bit.ly/3zuZnJt

A project of Accountability Lab Nigeria in partnership with Luminate and Ford Foundation.

#CivActs #CommunityAdvocacy #AccountabilityLab #Nigeria #Transparency

🌍 Join Accountable Now’s Open House in Johannesburg! 🌍

🗓️ Date: November ...18th
📍 Location: CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation office, Johannesburg
🍽️ Refreshments: Drinks and lunch provided

Explore how Accountable Now’s membership and partnerships can support your organization’s mission and impact. Join our conversation on navigating donor pressures and managing organizational expectations in the Southern African context, with practical takeaways to strengthen your organization.

This event is also a valuable opportunity for #PeerLearning and networking with other #CSO leaders. Connect, share experiences, and explore collaborative possibilities in a relaxed, engaging setting.

🔗 Learn more and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3O5vkMj

📍 Hackcorruption Bootcamp, Balkans Edition

People of different ages, levels of ...experience, and professional backgrounds, gathered their skills and courage to contribute to countering corruption in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Courage, because whether countering green finance corruption or preferential treatment in public procurement, teams would have their ideas poked, prodded, and interrogated.

The intensive, weekend-long bootcamp asked participants:
🔲 What data will you use?
🔲 Who would use the tool you'll eventually build?
🔲 What platforms would work best?
🔲 How sustainable are your ideas?

With every session – and support from mentors in the field– ideas went from feasible to viable.

Over the next 6 months, participants will wrangle their ideas into milestones of meeting stakeholders, building their tools, and making sure they grow to support civil society, journalists, government agencies and citizens at large.

We're so excited to see their progress!

Learn more about HackCorruption here: https://bit.ly/3Tw5hRq

HackCorruption is proud to count Development Gateway: An IREX Venture , the Center for International Private Enterprise, USAID's Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development, and the U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL) as partners.