Meet the graduates from our first virtual Accountability Incubator

As 2020 took a different turn, so did our programs. Our Accountability Incubator program was moved online as we welcomed our very first virtual cohort of accountapreneurs from Uganda and Kenya. Read about the impact they are making below and  join us for a live pitch session next Tuesday as the accountapreneurs introduce their work over the past year. By Tirelo Makwela The Accountability  Incubator is our flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable and effective tools for accountability, participation and open government. The Incubator provides a non-prescriptive, supportive environment for creative, enterprising individuals with innovative ideas [...]

2021-01-13T20:39:46+00:0013th January 2021|

Accountability in the time of Covid-19

It’s been a challenging but productive year as the Lab adapts to the effects of working under the new normal of the Covid-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the world. A key part of our work this year was launching a Virtual Accountability Incubator and also supporting our existing accountability entrepreneurs in our network on projects aimed at strengthening Covid-19 response and recovery efforts. Earlier this year we created a fund for our accountapreneurs who pitched ideas for these mini-grants on a competitive basis. We've been excited by the quality of projects that have come out of this initiative. [...]

2020-10-06T08:46:31+00:005th October 2020|

How WaterWide is Pushing for Clean Water for All in Nigeria

With the support of the Lab’s incubator program, Wilson Atumeyi’s WaterWide NPO is working hard to hold government authorities accountable for ensuring that even the most marginalized communities have safe drinking water. By Kibo Ngowi Growing up in Plateau State, Wilson Atumeyi learned from a young age that access to clean water was a pipe dream for many Nigerians. While he was in secondary school he and his classmates would often be sent to fetch water miles away from wells that had been sunk by farmers for the purpose of watering crops. One child would have to physically go down [...]

2020-07-31T11:40:08+00:0029th July 2020|

Sustainability is an Accountability Issue

Mujidah Ajibola Oladejo is the Founder of environmental advocacy organization The Sustainability Hub and a new addition to our group of accountapreneurs with Accountability Lab Nigeria. Kibo Ngowi spoke to her to find out how her journey as a sustainability advocate began and what she hopes to achieve with the support of Accountability Lab Nigeria’s Incubator Program. Mujidah’s passion for sustainability began eight years ago on what seemed like an ordinary day in Lagos. On this occasion Mujidah and her four-year old son Jubril left her parents’ house in Ibadan and drove to Lagos to pick up her elder sister [...]

2020-07-31T11:42:14+00:006th April 2020|

Liberia’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

AL Liberia has started their Accountability Incubator cohort for 2020, which includes radio journalist Naway Gumeh who's working on a show called "The Brumm" that flags issues of corruption and interviews guests who promote accountability and speak out against graft. We also have Kou A. Dahn whose Youth Peace Initiative aims to transform the way Liberian youths engage with elections and challenge argumentative approaches in favour of cooperative solutions. Mwasnoh Tuan is the Founder and Executive Director of the Mwasnoh Tuan Foundation, which provides support, mentorship, training, scholarships and health education to vulnerable women, boys and girls in rural and urban communities. As an Accountapreneur, she is eager [...]

2020-07-07T20:00:54+00:002nd March 2020|

Nigeria’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

Accountability Lab Nigeria has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program involved in a variety of fields from investigative journalism and advocacy filmmaking to developing community leaders and assessing the environmental impact of extractive industries. Honey-Ann Ndubuisi is a lawyer turned filmmaker. She believes that film is a powerful tool for advocacy and has spent the last three years building her capacity in filmmaking. Her debut film "Numb" addresses the issue of child abuse. It was screened at various film festivals including African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Eko International Film Festival and Abuja International Film Festival. [...]

2020-07-07T20:03:10+00:002nd March 2020|

Pakistan’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

Accountability Lab Pakistan has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program and have worked hard to ensure they represent a wide cross section of Pakistani society in terms of both region and gender. The incubator is the lab’s flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable, effective tools for accountability, participation and social impact in their societies. Jayaa Jaggi is serving as a core team member of Youth Advocacy Council and Team Lead at E-Hands. She is the co-founder of Roshan Soch, a non-profit that aims to provide quality education to underprivileged students [...]

2020-02-27T00:00:00+00:0027th February 2020|

Digital innovation for social change

AL Nepal accountapreneur, Surendra Koirala, explains how the apps he’s developing as an ‘accountability entrepreneur’ are impacting civic engagement. Interview by Cheri-Leigh Erasmus Surendra Koirala (26) says he was 19-years-old when he started thinking about how to use technology - a topic he’s long been passionate about - to solve some of the worrying social problems in Nepal. A keen technology student and enthusiast, he knew there was a way that tech tools could be used to bridge damaging communication gaps between government officers and the public. “I feel strongly attached to my Nepali identity and the need to take [...]

2020-07-07T20:07:21+00:0019th February 2020|

Accountability Incubator Impact Report 2019 – Pakistan

The 2019 Accountability Incubator Impact Report for Pakistan is based on data collected from exit interviews conducted in March 2019 with accountapreneurs from both program cohorts in 2016 and 2017. Data was also collated from an impact survey conducted with both the 2018 and 2019 cohorts in July 2019. Out of 12 alumni, 6 people participated in our Exit interviews with a further 6 accountapreneneurs participating in our impact survey. The Accountability Incubator is a training and support program for young civil society leaders who have creative ideas for promoting accountability in their communities. Each year, Accountability Lab selects “accountapreneurs” [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:27+00:0021st October 2019|

Safe workplaces for women in Pakistan

One of our Pakistan accountapreneurs, Maria Mahmood, is making great strides with her project that is encouraging the proper implementation of the country's anti-harassment legislation to keep women safe. By Bakhtawar Khalid Growing up in a single parent household, Maria’s long been inspired by her mother’s tenacity and struggles and always wanted to work for the empowerment of women.  During her university years she identified sexual harassment as the leading cause of low female literacy and of women not being able to work in diverse work environments. She explains: “I am passionate about working on the issue of sexual harassment [...]

2019-08-21T00:00:00+00:0021st August 2019|
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