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Using the concept of social accountability, @NimeshDhungana draws on an ethnographic case study of our @CivActs program to show how it sought to amplify local voices in post-earthquake #Nepal. Read it here -
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In this article about using music to remedy hopelessness and insecurity, @accountlabng Country Director @Odeh_JuniorOdeh looks at the meaning of accountability through the lens of young people in Nigeria. Read it here - https://t.co/jIuT8IKpAZ #Voice2Rep
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Using the concept of social accountability, @NimeshDhungana draws on an ethnographic case study of our @CivActs program to show how it sought to amplify local voices in post-earthquake #Nepal. Read it here -
https://t.co/sOZO4TgHkE https://t.co/Uggo9wkhCm
In this article about using music to remedy hopelessness and insecurity, @accountlabng Country Director @Odeh_JuniorOdeh looks at the meaning of accountability through the lens of young people in Nigeria. Read it here - https://t.co/jIuT8IKpAZ #Voice2Rep
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