Pakistan, UNDP join hands to curb corruption, increase accountability
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has entered into new partnerships with Pakistan to develop innovative solutions to end corruption and increase accountability. […]
BBC: Who will be your Integrity Idol 2017
Meet one of the nominees in Liberia’s hunt for most trustworthy official […]
Voting Line opens to select the Integrity Idol 2017 from the Top 5 Finalists
Accountability Lab Nepal announces The Top 5 Finalists of Integrity Idol; the 4th National Campaign to identify and award Nepal’s most honest government officials. […]
INTEGRITY IDOL: CELEBRATING honest PUBLIC SERVANTS in Nepal
Season 4 Accountability Lab Nepal has recently revealed the top 5 finalists in “Integrity Idol”, its hit TV show, now in its fourth year (read the finalists’ bios below). The show is about honest government officials in Nepal; episodes about the finalists are broadcast to the public who then vote for their favorites. This season, the Lab hosted numerous public forums, youth discussions and online debates on the dynamics of integrity; further to this they received an influx of more than 1000 applications, up around 200 from last year. The campaign brings Nepalis from across the country into a conversation [...]
A Month at Liberia’s ICampus
Fredrik Butler and Sebastian De Geer are two newly graduated students from Sweden who have been helping the team at iCampus Liberia for the past month as summer interns. […]
GovInsider: Nepal wants to “name and fame” officials
Narayan Adhikari, country representative from Nepal was recently interviewed by GovInsider about the work of the Lab and the Integrity Idol campaign. Find the article here. There is a reality TV show that could help cut corruption – and instead of starry-eyed singers, it is bringing into the spotlight “honest and incredible public servants”. Integrity Idol is “naming and faming” officials and bureaucrats who “behave differently, act differently, and maintain their honesty and credibility,” says Narayan Adhikari, Nepal Country Representative for the Accountability Lab. This initiative celebrates those that are working for the public good, and shines a spotlight on [...]
I Found a Hero!
We recently completed our first Integrity Idol Fellowship in Nepal. Read below about Radip Tandukar's experience. The Integrity Fellowship 2017 took me to a district of surprises, Diktel of Khotang. I never imagined that in this age a district just 325 kms away from Kathmandu; neighboring prosperous districts would still be devoid of a concrete road access. I never thought that after crossing the mighty Sunkoshi over a suspension bridge, I would have to board another vehicle that would then finally take me to my destination. But the surprises gained from my disappointment subsided after the first sip of Tulsi [...]
A new tactic against corruption: Putting honest politicians in the limelight
This article was originally published by The Fund For Global Human Rights. “Name and shame” For years, this has been the main approach organizations have used to tackle corruption. Groups employing this tactic work to apprehend corrupt politicians, then broadcast their names publicly to discourage others from committing similar acts. And while some progress has been made, this method has fallen short in rooting out entrenched corruption in countries that need it most. Moreover, “naming and shaming” reinforces the narrative that corruption is inevitable—to a point of normalizing it—by showing the public nothing but dishonest officials over and over. For [...]
A TV contest makes officials famous for doing good
This blog post was originally published by the Young African Leaders Initiative. The globally broadcast TV show Integrity Idol makes rock stars out of public officials who have done good. The show works like other prime-time televised contests but selects a winner not based on singing or dancing talent, but on how much he or she has done as a public official to help people. The contest creates “a national conversation about corruption and shows the importance of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility in public affairs,” said Kondo Moussa, who was involved with Integrity Idol while working at the Accountability [...]
5 leaders exposing corruption and bringing hope to Africa
By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director, Accountability Lab, and Lawrence Yealue, Country Director, Accountability Lab Liberia. This article was originally posted by the World Economic Forum as part of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017. Film stars, musicians and sports stars from across Africa are global celebrities. South African actresses like Terry Pheto win international awards; Nigerian rapper Whizkid sells out concerts across the UK; and Didier Drogba, Cote d’Ivoire’s all-time top goal scorer, is now looking to build a soccer empire in the US. When it comes to governance across the continent, however, the headlines can be less encouraging. In the last few [...]