🚀 Echoing Green’s Social Impact Talent Report is now live!

This year’s report ...shines a spotlight on 48 bold and visionary leaders who are tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges. These changemakers are driving impact in their communities and reimagining a better future for all.

Dive into the report to learn more about their powerful ideas and the movements they’re building: ➡️ https://bit.ly/4lsKlaq

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Journalists around the world are working under increasing pressure—facing legal threats, online ...harassment, financial roadblocks, and shrinking civic space.

These aren’t just challenges for the media—they’re challenges for all of us.

In the latest episode of our AccountabiliTea podcast, Co-CEO Cheri-Leigh Erasmus is joined by Danai Nhando, human rights lawyer and social entrepreneur, and Nkosikhona Dibiti, Executive Director of Community Podium and journalist, to unpack the current state of media freedom.

They explore:
✔️ Why legal protections often fall short in practice
✔️ How financial pressure quietly censors critical voices
✔️ The double-edged nature of social media
✔️ Why protection networks are essential
✔️ The role citizens play in defending press freedom

When journalists are silenced, accountability suffers. When media spaces shrink, so does democracy.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation and read the blog: https://bit.ly/3E37Kyr

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🔍 How do we rebuild public trust in a time of democratic uncertainty?

At the recent ...Open Government Partnership Africa & Middle East Regional Meeting and the GDC Africa Forum in Nairobi, people gathered to explore exactly that. We found that transparency, AI, and public participation were placed at the center of many solutions.

In this reflection, Makomborero Carl Muropa, our Regional Programs Officer for Southern and East Africa, unpacks the urgency of open government reforms and Africa’s growing momentum in the fight for accountable leadership.

💬 “This year’s focus on digital governance couldn’t be more timely. The use of AI and other emerging technologies to automate record-keeping, procurement and to combat corruption is on the rise, allowing large and often slow government processes to become nimble and efficient."

🔗 Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3G6DC5H

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🌍 Youth Democracy Cohort and Accountability Lab ambassadors came back with a number of lessons ...from the 2025 Open Government Partnership Africa & Middle East Regional Meeting in Nairobi. We're sharing their key takeaways on local ownership, digital inclusion, youth power, and the sustainability of civic spaces in this co-written blog - https://accountabilitylab.org/rethinking-cso-sustainability-from-dependency-to-self-reliance/

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“The data from the beginning indicated that it would be around now that organizations are going ...to fall off a cliff,” he said. “And that’s exactly what we’re beginning to see.” – Blair Glencorse

More than a third of nonprofits that responded to Accountability Lab's survey following the US government's foreign aid cuts in January said they had less than three months of funding left. In an effort to preserve the development ecosystem that had been built – from people to infrastructure and intellectual property – AL, Development Gateway and Digital Public launched a partnership-matching platform connecting at-risk organizations with more stable ones.

👓 AL co-CEO Blair Glencorse spoke to the Associated Press about how mergers, partnerships, and wind down services can help retain valuable knowledge and other assets.

As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond

The reality of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. foreign assistance are sinking in within the field of international development.

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Join us for a powerful conversation on AccountabiliTea as Cheri-Leigh Erasmus sits down with ...Nkosikhona Dibiti and Danai Nhando to unpack the real dangers journalists face today, and why defending press freedom is a collective responsibility.

🎧 Don’t miss it: https://bit.ly/4c1h8iG

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