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Flipping the Corruption Narrative in Pakistan

Transparency and accountability have been a key policy pillar of the PTI government since it came to power last year - for well-known reasons. The stories about corruption overwhelm us - from high-level cases against politicians, to graft within the police, to wrong-doing in colleges. Every day there are alarmist pieces about the impact that a widespread lack of transparency is having upon our society. There is no doubt that corruption is a significant problem, but this narrative is not helpful because it saps the hope needed to support reforms. And the central lesson from around the world on these [...]

2019-12-06T00:00:00+00:006th December 2019|

Driving positive narratives about change and accountability

The world over, a lack of accountability is undermining fair, equal societies; the most marginalised voices are not heard in critical conversations and leaders are not held responsible for their decisions. This in turn means people in power are not held to account or answerable for the use of that power. Accountability is critical as it ensures that governments and other service providers deliver on their responsibilities by responding to citizens’ demands in an evidence-informed way. This should ultimately lead to effective governance and the development of trust between people and power-holders. Stan Getui of Luminate explains why the group [...]

2019-11-26T00:00:00+00:0026th November 2019|

Integrity School Nepal 2019: beginning the journey

Accountability Lab Nepal recently launched its Integrity School for 2020, a year-long program that aims to build future leaders to be the building blocks of an accountability ecosystem in the country. Madhu Sudhan Ghimire, an Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, shares the surprises, learnings and discussions of  his first three days in the program in Kathmandu. My journey started when my friend tagged me on a Twitter post about applications for the Integrity School-2019. Then I checked the Accountability Lab website, found the approach to be interesting and quickly filled the google form attached. A series of phone calls and [...]

2019-11-25T00:00:00+00:0025th November 2019|

Applications open for Team Nigeria’s SDG16 Innovation Challenge

The SDG16 innovation challenge is an initiative to find creative solutions for SDG16. The competition supports young men and women ages 15 – 35 years to develop ideas, build skills and connect with others working towards a shared goal of strengthening accountability, the rule of law and access to justice for Nigerians. Applicants are invited to fill out our online application form here. The SDG16 innovation competition focuses on four thematic areas (or research questions). The program design is focused on human-centered activities which will focus on engaging participants actively to foster a more holistic understanding of issues around accountability, [...]

2019-10-21T00:00:00+00:0021st October 2019|

Accountability Lab Nigeria participates in roundtable discussion on girl child education

Tech non-profit, the Noble Missions for Change Initiative, recently partnered with the World Bank and Accountability Lab Nigeria to convene a roundtable discussion on finding solutions to empower the girl child. The event, themed ‘Empowering girls for a better tomorrow through quality education’, was held at the World Bank office in Abuja on October 14, 2019 in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child. Noble Missions is a social enterprise in Nigeria with support from volunteers all over the world. The organisation uses digital tools to advance education in Africa and was a beneficiary of AL Nigeria’s Accountability [...]

2019-10-16T00:00:00+00:0016th October 2019|

South Africa Hosts Integrity Summit & Integrity Icons Awards Ceremony

On the 10th of October 2019, Accountability Lab South Africa celebrated a journey that was one-year in the making when they named and famed their five Integrity Icons of 2019 at a ceremony in Johannesburg. Hosted at the historic Constitution Hill, the festivities were preceded by an Integrity Summit in which a panel led by South Africa Country Director Dadisai Taderera discussed integrity and accountability in government, business and society. The panellists included Dr Achieng Ojwang, CEO of The Global Compact South Africa and Musa Ngema of the Public Service Commission. All five of the Icons and a group of guests [...]

2020-03-03T18:12:23+00:0011th October 2019|

Accountability Lab Mali Director among 100 Most Influential Young Africans

Washington, September 25 – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce that our Mali Country Director Moussa Kondo has been chosen as a finalist for the 2019 “100 Most Influential Young Africans” ranking by the Africa Youth Awards. A statement from the organisation to Kondo read: “This nomination is an attestation to the works you have been engaged in and the impact it has had on young people across Africa and beyond. We hope this recognition will motivate you to continue your contributions towards the development of our dear continent, Africa.” Kondo has been nominated under the Leadership & Civil Society category, which this [...]

2019-09-25T00:00:00+00:0025th September 2019|

Accountability Lab at the World Economic Forum on Africa

CAPE TOWN, 4 September - Accountability Lab Director Blair Glencorse will participate in two panels at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Thursday, September 5. Both themes are resonant to South Africa today - ‘New Solutions to Tackle Corruption’ and ‘Justice by Design’. Technology is understandably a significant theme again at WEF and its role in addressing corruption is under the spotlight. The first panel (1.30pm SAST, CTICC2, xChange) looks at innovative tech solutions to prevent, detect and prosecute corruption, and increase transparency. "Technology too often becomes the goal - we need to step back, understand [...]

2019-09-04T00:00:00+00:004th September 2019|

‘Conspicuous integrity’ can change national perceptions of graft

By Shirin Ahlhauser Transparency International's CPI may not be perfect, but the perception of corruption in a country matters. As one study found, if you go to a country where you expect corruption, and someone solicits a bribe from you, you are more likely to give the bribe. The reverse is also true. If you go to a country that you do not think of as corrupt, and someone solicits a bribe from you, you are less likely to pay the bribe. When social expectations of corruption become internalized, bribery and corruption are perpetuated, and could even become unconsciously perpetuated, based on perceptions of corruption [...]

2019-08-19T00:00:00+00:0019th August 2019|

Youth Power in Open Government

Young people now represent 41% of the global population, and the majority of the population in the 48 least developed countries. Yet, young people are rarely brought meaningfully into policy processes that affect their lives. The Open Gov Youth Collective is trying to change this within the open government field. This year, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) – with the help of Accountability Lab and Restless Development and thanks to the support of the Government of Canada – brought together a group of sixteen young open government activists as a part of their Break The Rolescampaign for the OGP Global Summit in Ottawa to discuss the role of young people [...]

2019-08-12T00:00:00+00:0012th August 2019|
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