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Integrity Icon 2021: Famakan Cissé elected the most honest civil servant in Mali

It was Famakan Cissé, president of the Bla first instance court, who was elected AccountabilityLab's most honest and honest civil servant in Mali for the year 2021, through its Integrity Icon Mali program. It was March 25, 2022 during a Gala Evening at the Hotel de l'Amitié in Bamako. Initiated by AccountabilityLab, in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands, this 6th edition of Integrity Icon Mali had as finalists: Famakan Cissé, president of the court of first instance of Bla; Yaya Konaté, Manager of the Kita Remand and Correctional Center; Mrs. Fatoumata Koné, Pedagogical Advisor in charge of the Schooling of Girls in [...]

2022-04-03T13:03:24+00:0030th March 2022|

Integrity Conference for public servants held in Abuja

On the 23rd and 24th of March 2022, Accountability Lab Nigeria, a CSO dedicated to making governance work for the people, in partnership with the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) held The Integrity Conference, an interactive solution-oriented workshop for public servants to support the development of a culture of integrity within Government, as one of the knowledge-building tools to influence norms and change behaviours. The event utilized practical learning scenarios such as case studies of role models and trendsetters, with the stories of Integrity Icons as a major point of focus. The event is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. [...]

2022-04-05T09:15:54+00:0030th March 2022|

Integrity Icon campaign: The Icons of the 6th edition released to the public

The Hotel de l'Amitié in Bamako, hosted the night of Friday, March 25 to 26, 2022, the ceremony of revealing the most honest designated official of the year. Mr. Famakan Cissé, President of the Court of First Instance of Bla won the title of this 6th  edition. The ambassadors of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Canada took part in this evening. In his speech, the Country Director of Accountability Lab Mali, Cheick Oumar Dembélé, returned to the objective of the competition. According to him, it is a question of giving priority to and magnifying honesty and integrity among civil servants in the [...]

2022-04-03T13:20:52+00:0028th March 2022|

Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever

By Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta Pant The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in Ukraine rages into its second month. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest in a long list of challenges that at their heart are either caused by or exacerbated by corruption. Just this year, think of the protests in Sudan, the coup in Burkina Faso, the nationwide demonstrations in Kazakhstan, or the Portuguese elections, for example- all driven, one way or another, by graft. While G20 countries have made progress within their national borders, there are often lax laws [...]

2022-04-08T07:25:46+00:0025th March 2022|

Crackdown on NGOs could impact election observation

Zimbabwe is pressing ahead with a controversial Bill that critics say seeks to criminalise the operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the country. According to senior government officials, amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Act is designed to stop illegal money from coming into the country under the guise of NGO funding, but is allegedly used to push a political agenda and political lobbying. The ruling party, Zanu PF, has been suspicious of NGOs, routinely accusing them of working with hostile foreign countries to push what it calls a "regime change agenda". In recent days, members of the [...]

2022-04-03T12:13:47+00:0024th March 2022|

Introducing our 2022 Integrity Icon Philadelphia winners!

Article originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen  By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy Are you, like me, looking for a reason to find hope amidst what can often seem like the rubble of our public life? Well, I’m happy to say you’ve come to the right place. Because I am here with not one, but five reasons to be inspired.Namely, our 2022 Philadelphia Integrity Icons: Rebecca Lopez Kriss, a deputy commissioner in the City’s Revenue Department Lori Maple Hayes, director of urban forestry Stephanie Ridgeway, Indego community organizer Leah Wood, paraprofessional Lauren Young, director of K-12 math curriculum These are Philadelphia public servants you mostly won’t have [...]

2022-04-08T08:07:08+00:0023rd March 2022|

Ways to commit to democracy

By Blair Glencorse & Narayan Adhikari  Last month, the Nepal government released its written commitments as part of the United States government-led Summit for Democracy—an effort to bolster and renew democratic action globally during a period of significant challenges for democracies around the world. While American influence in Nepal is certainly not uncontroversial—as we have seen with the renewed protests related to the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement recently—in a broader sense the S4D, as it is known, and the “Year of Action” it has now precipitated are an extraordinary opportunity to galvanise attention and mobilise international action to support democratic norms. Sadly, the Nepal government [...]

2022-04-03T13:41:45+00:0017th March 2022|

Including the excluded in the bureaucracy

Let’s face it, Nepal’s civil service is not held in very high regard by Nepalis themselves. But in the past seven years after the affirmative action policies of the new Constitution, there are signs that the bureaucracy is more inclusive and efficient. Take Manmaya Bhattarai Pangeni, who entered Nepal’s civil service as a junior branch officer in 2006. She rose up the ranks, serving as Chief District Officer (CDO) of Nawalparasi and is now secretary at the Gandaki Province Chief Minister’s office. As CDO, Pangeni was committed to curbing illegal sand extraction and quarrying that worsened floods in the district. Serious crime, including violence against women, went down during [...]

2022-04-08T07:45:05+00:0013th March 2022|

US funded NGOs ban a threat to Zimbabwe?

THE banning of non-governmental organisations through the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill will have dire economic and political consequences for Zimbabwe that could spiral into a serious crisis, human rights groups have warned. The government is pushing for the PVOs Act to monitor and ban NGOs perceived to be political. Parliamentary hearings have already begun, although wracked with violence in some parts of the country where suspected Zanu-PF activists have been accused of trying to block others from contributing. According to a report released this month on the possible economic impact of the PVOs Amendment Bill gazetted in [...]

2022-04-03T12:07:18+00:009th March 2022|

Strengthening resilience of marginalised segments stressed

Efforts are being made to build the resilience of marginalised populations, particularly women, against the negative impacts of Covid-19. A press release said that the launching ceremony of "Gov-HER-Nance Initiative: Ensuring Gender Equity and Socio-Economic Resilience during Covid-19 in Pakistan” was organised at a hotel in Peshawar. The Accountability Lab is implementing the project in selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with the Health Department. The project aims to strengthen the resilience of marginalised populations against the negative impacts of Covid-19 and future pandemics.   Article originally published in The News International 

2022-11-10T06:46:19+00:003rd March 2022|
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