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#BlackLivesMatter and our accountability

The horrific murder of George Floyd - and too many other victims - brought crowds of activists onto the streets this week as demands to end white supremacy and systemic violence gains momentum. Basic human rights remain elusive in so many parts of the world today and this tragedy has brought to the fore the inequity, insecurity and oppression that marginalized communities face everywhere, including in the countries where Accountability Lab is trying to make a difference. Ongoing racial and political injustices drive much of our work to improve governance systems around the globe. But we’ve also reflected on other [...]

2020-07-07T18:24:43+00:004th June 2020|

CSOs Want Weah to Show Leadership in COVID-19 Fight

-Call for concerted efforts to combat virus Groups of influential Civil Society Organizations are calling for a concerted national effort to be led by the President of the Republic of Liberia, George M. Weah, to combat the virus that is now affecting the population at an alarming rate. The groups, which are  working on Democracy, Governance and Accountability issues, said such national effort must rally the support of all stakeholders, including political parties, private sector, religious community, civil society and media, traditional leaders, women and youth groupings etc. The CSOs include the Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD), NAYMOTE [...]

2020-07-07T19:42:50+00:008th April 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|

Countering corruption and closing civic space during the coronavirus

Accountability Lab hosted a session on countering corruption and closing civic space during the coronavirus in partnership with the B-team. AL Director Blair Glencorse moderated the discussions and three of our Country Directors - Odeh Friday (Nigeria), Eva Sander (Mexico) and Fayyaz Yaseen (Pakistan) participated as panelists, along with Annabel Lee Hogg of the B-Team. The session was part of a week-long series of online learning & networking exploring the theme of "Collective Strength" organized by The Skoll Foundation. Corruption costs $500 billion a year in the health sector and countless billions more in sectors related to the coronavirus crisis like water and [...]

2020-03-31T00:00:00+00:0031st March 2020|

Countering coronavirus – here’s what we’re up to at the Lab

Like every other organization globally, we’re working hard to adapt in the face of the unprecedented public health and economic crisis we now face. Of course, our plans for the next 2-3 months, and possibly longer, have now been transformed dramatically- and we are working with our teams to find the right ways forward. Here’s what we’ve done operationally: Guidance- provided detailed guidance to all staff on ways forward during the pandemic including advice on adapting policies, regulating behaviors, providing emotional support and re-thinking approaches and programs. We have also shared this guidance in a variety of fora online, and [...]

2020-03-25T00:00:00+00:0025th March 2020|

SA Film Fellow Londeka Mazibuko addresses child abandonment

Londeka Mazibuko was an Integrity Icon Film Fellow for 2019 and is an aspiring film producer. She has previously worked on the set of Uzalo and most recently directored SWIFT’s national campaign on sexual harassment. She tells us more about her personal film project, “I am Human too” which she completed as part of her film fellowship with Accountability Lab. "I am Human too" is a film about child abandonment in South Africa. Why was this an important film to make? Children need deliberate and special protection. They are among the most vulnerable members of society and deserve a chance [...]

2019-12-05T00:00:00+00:005th December 2019|

Disinformation, Fake News and Integrity Icon

The world was a different place when we launched our Integrity Icon campaign five years ago. If we think of changes in everything from political leadership to cultural or social trends - the things we were supporting, reading or listening to in 2014 are probably not the same today. Integrity Icon was even known as Integrity Idol - and functioned in a different space.  These trends have been top-of-mind for us due to recent incidents that have tested the Lab’s processes. By Global Communications Director Sheena Adams   The Integrity Icon campaign begins with public nominations early in the year and [...]

2019-11-27T00:00:00+00:0027th November 2019|

Accountability Lab Directors at the UN General Assembly

New York, September 23 – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the involvement of two of its directors at the 74th United Nations General Assembly this week. The Lab’s Executive Director Blair Glencorse will speak at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Zone at the UN headquarters on Wednesday, September 25, about the global impact of our public engagement campaign, Integrity Icon. Blair will address the importance of reframing the debate around corruption – especially in countries where graft is endemic – and how the campaign has managed to engage communities in processes that strengthen governance in South Asia, and [...]

2019-09-24T00:00:00+00:0024th September 2019|

Johns Hopkins Awards Accountability Lab Director

Baltimore, September 20 – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the selection of its Founder and Executive Director, Blair Glencorse, as recipient of the Global Achievement Award from Johns Hopkins University. This prestigious award reflects the university’s gratitude and appreciation to those alumni who epitomize its tradition of excellence, bringing credit to Johns Hopkins in the international arena through their professional achievements or humanitarian service. A statement from Johns Hopkins University described the “leadership and vision” Glencorse has demonstrated as “a source of great pride” to the institution. Glencorse was pleased to be recognised for the work he has done in trying [...]

2019-09-20T00:00:00+00:0020th September 2019|

Building an eco-system: why it matters

By Ory Okolloh A few months ago, we (Luminate) gathered our Nigeria-based investees in Lagos for two and a half days of learning, connecting, and networking.  We are increasingly focused on how we can support organisations we fund to build their “inner muscle” as it were in order to not just continue to be impactful but to be around for the long run, especially in an environment where they face multiple challenges from a shrinking civic space in which to do their work to a growing to-do list to limited funding options to the fatigue that comes along with the daily [...]

2019-09-10T00:00:00+00:0010th September 2019|
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