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Why ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practice

Dr Mirja Delport is a doctor at the Oudtshoorn District Hospital in South Africa. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, she's been on the frontlines, working day shifts at the hospital and then doing double duty at a community clinic near her home. In a webinar unpacking social accountability practice that was co-hosted by Accountability Lab and the World Bank, she shared how doing the right thing in an emergency response - often with very limited resources - and being famed for it was a powerful motivator for shifting behaviours and changing norms. Mirja was joined by three other dedicated [...]

2020-07-07T22:00:12+00:0024th June 2020|

To Whom Much Is Given – National Accountability Stewardship and the Role of Public Servants

The greatest enemy of accountability is impunity, the feeling that you are doing the public a favour and do not owe them any explanations. If the politician and the public servant are to win the trust of the public, this is something that must change. To whom much is given, much is expected. By Dr. Joe Abah. For clarity, it is always prudent to start with a definition of terms, particularly as some terms that are presumed to mean the same things to everybody could actually mean different things to different people. There are many definitions of the word “Accountability.” [...]

2020-06-18T00:00:00+00:0018th June 2020|

Pakistan 2019 Icon Rohana Kakar Defies Stereotypes And Inspires Others

Rohana Kakar serves as a Secretary for the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) in Quetta Balochistan province. The mandate of her position is to provide safe and dignified transport services to people in three districts - Quetta, Pishin, and Qilla Abdullah. She takes strict action to prevent malpractice in public transport such as the cancellation of illegal permits and licenses, and against those caught driving without licenses. For this purpose she introduced a Driving License Mechanism and made driving tests mandatory for everyone. Apart from this, Rohana also works as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO), and Revenue Collecting Officer (RCO) [...]

2020-06-17T22:42:17+00:0015th June 2020|

Nominate YOUR South African #IntegrityIcon

Welcome! This is where you get to nominate a public servant you believe should be recognised in our Integrity Icon awards. From nurses to teachers, police officers and more: we want to name and fame the people who are getting it right in South Africa's public sector. Fill in the form below to get your suggestion in. Nominations close at the end of July, so be sure to share this link with family and friends. Let's start raising up examples of excellence in the public service! Loading…  

2020-07-07T23:14:27+00:0014th May 2020|

Accountability Lab Launches 2020 Hunt for Integrity Icon

Accountability Lab has launched its 2020 hunt for Liberia's Integrity Icon. The ceremony took place recently in Monrovia. Integrity Icon, previously branded as Integrity Idol, has worked to showcase honest public servants in a country that perennially ranks at the bottom of corruption indices. It was launched in Liberia in 2015 and has so far honored 25 civil servants and public officials for being honest in their duties and helping to transform society. Since 2015, the organization says the program has continued to promote citizen engagement and demand for individual integrity to strengthen government-citizen relations in Liberia. Accountability Lab also [...]

2021-03-31T10:43:21+00:0031st March 2020|

Integrity Icon Morocco launches

Press release Launch of Integrity Icon Morocco 2020 12 February, Washington DC - Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Integrity Icon Morocco, a campaign to celebrate the country's most exemplary civil servants that is being run in partnership with SimSim-Participation Citoyenne, a Moroccan non-profit association based in Rabat. The initiative aims to promote the values of integrity and transparency by highlighting positive examples of Moroccan public administration employees. Integrity Icon is a global campaign by Accountability Lab that is powered by citizens in search of honest government officials. It aims to generate debate around the idea of integrity and [...]

2020-02-12T00:00:00+00:0012th February 2020|

Integrity Icon Philadelphia Launches

Press release Launch of Integrity Icon Philadelphia 2020 13 February, Washington DC - Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Integrity Icon Philadelphia, a campaign to celebrate the city’s most exemplary civil servants that is being run in partnership with The Philadelphia Citizen, an innovative non-profit media outlet that combines solutions-oriented journalism with specific calls for civic action and WURD Radio, the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania (and one of only three remaining in the country). The initiative aims to inspire a national movement—led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the [...]

2020-02-12T00:00:00+00:0012th February 2020|

Integrity Icon Ukraine Launches

Press release Launch of Integrity Icon Ukraine 2020 28 February, Washington DC - Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Integrity Icon Ukraine, a campaign which aims to inspire a national movement - led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the media - to celebrate, encourage and connect honest public servants. The campaign is being run in partnership with the Centre for Cultural Management, an organization which initiates, engages in and supports activities that catalyze positive cultural change in Ukraine on the individual, organizational and societal levels and in the public, private and civic sectors. Integrity [...]

2020-02-12T00:00:00+00:0012th February 2020|

Policeman Named 2019 #IntegrityIcon Winner After Rejecting N6m Bribe

CSP Erhabor was appointed as the Pipeline Commander by the PPMC with an allowance of N37, 500. In 2019 he was approached and offered N6m to beat the system but he refused. CSP Francis Erhabor, Divisional Police Officer of Itam, Akwa Ibom State, who rejected a N6m bribe has been named as winner of 2019 Integrity Icon award. The Integrity Icon Summit and Award organised by Accountability Lab in partnership with Luminate, MacArthur and Ford Foundation, is a global campaign powered by citizens in search of honest government officials. CSP Erhabor was nominated alongside four other finalists for the award. [...]

2020-01-24T00:00:00+00:0024th January 2020|

Corruption: Why ‘bad guys’ get more media coverage — Editor

The Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Musikilu Mojeed, on Monday said the activities of honest Nigerians go largely unnoticed and unrewarded due to the corrupt acts of others which the media prefer to publicise more. He said this on Monday in Abuja during a panel discussion at the Integrity Icon Summit and Awards, organised by Accountabilitylab in partnership with Luminate, Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation. The event tagged “Integrity Icon Summit and Awards” was organised to celebrate government officials who have showcased credible character, accountability and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities. “Let’s be frank, when you look through the media, [...]

2020-01-24T00:00:00+00:0024th January 2020|
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