What Accountability Really Means

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=zHa4fh9sOmg Trust in government is critical to building and maintaining a healthy society. The symptoms of a government that lacks trust are easy to spot: widespread corruption, nepotism, and patronage. In short, a profound lack of accountability. As Blair Glencorse of Accountability Lab notes in the video above, “accountability is about answerability. It’s about people who are in positions of power being accountable for the decisions and actions they take,” especially to the citizens and people who are most affected by these actions. Changing the way governments work and how people engage with them is no easy task. Accountability advocates like [...]

2018-08-13T00:00:00+00:0013th August 2018|

iCampus Podcast: Luther Jeke in conversation with Nada Zohdy

We invite you to listen to this podcast to learn more about open governance and social change in Liberia along with personal experiences from the Director of Open Gov Hub, Nada Zohdy, who recently visited iCampus Liberia as part of a staff swap. After spending a week in Monrovia working with the iCampus team for the first time, Nada talked with Luther Jeke, the manager of iCampus Liberia, about the foundation of open government hubs and her time in Liberia. She shared her impressions, challenges, and the importance of accountability. “Open Gov Hub is a meeting place where many different people [...]

2018-07-25T00:00:00+00:0025th July 2018|

Family Conflicts Fuel Disputes Among Liberia’s Urban Poor

Family feuds cause the lion’s share of disputes in four poor, urban neighborhoods in Liberia, according to a survey by the Accountability Lab’s new Community Justice Teams project. The survey underscores the challenge of improving security in these crowded, multi-ethnic zones, where confidence in law enforcement runs low and the majority of people feel threatened by violence. Less than 20% of respondents feel safe from violence or physical threats in their communities, the survey found. Meanwhile, more than 40% of respondents ranked the family as the greatest source of conflict. Roughly the same share of people cited financial cost as [...]

2018-07-10T00:00:00+00:0010th July 2018|

How we’re working to advance gender equity at the Accountability Lab

A little over a year ago,  as we were developing our latest strategic plan, our team identified a  significant gap in our strategy and operations vis-a-vis gender equity and justice. Gender equity is not a new concept within the field of accountability, transparency and governance. There have been a number of studies (here and here for example) that look at the way policymakers and NGOs think about the impact of corruption on women and the role of women in promoting ethical leadership and transparent government. At the Accountability Lab, we noticed a gap in both our operations as well as [...]

2018-05-17T00:00:00+00:0017th May 2018|

Tech-driven accountability approaches: power, politics and change in Pakistan

Making All Voices Count has supported a number of initiatives in Pakistan at the intersection of technology, accountability and open governance over the past three years. […]

2017-11-19T00:00:00+00:0019th November 2017|
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