Archive for 2017
Building accountability in Pakistan’s healthcare sector
By: Maliha Khalid Kayani, accountapreneur in Pakistan During high school I suffered through a serious medical condition. My mother, the primary decision maker, also suffered from the experience. All she wanted was to choose the best doctor for her eldest daughter without compromising my privacy or the quality of the healthcare physician, but she didn’t…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Turns 5: Looking back and moving forward
By: Henna Mahmood I recently joined the Accountability Lab as a Fellow and the timing could not have been better. The Accountability Lab just turned five, which gave me the chance to reflect on five years of lessons and insights into what it takes to build a grassroots movement in the toughest of places. The…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Ends “Rap to be Repped” Talent Hunt Competition with Live Music Concert Music
By:Gbatemah Senah. This article was originally published by The Bush Chicken. Hundreds of young people gathered at the Sports Commission on Friday to witness live performances of Liberia’s best young emerging new artists. Five finalists of “Rap to be Repped,” a nationwide musical talent hunt competition organized by the Accountability Lab, thrilled the crowd as…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Celebrated Open Data Day Mapping Migration in Nepal
This blog was originally published by the Open Knowledge International Blog and is part of the event report series on International Open Data Day 2017. On Saturday 4 March, groups from around the world organised over 300 events to celebrate, promote and spread the use of open data. 44 events received additional support through the Open…
Read MoreFive Social Purpose Leaders Announced as Finalists for the 2017 Alumni Award
This article was originally published by LeaderStories. During this year’s American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit, Atlas Corps and American Express will honor one alumni with the 2017 American Express Leadership Academy Alumni Award. This award was created to recognize an Academy Alumni who has continuously demonstrated strong leadership and who has had a…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Wins the SXSW Community Service Award!
We were honored to be a winner of the SXSW Community Service Award last week in Austin, Texas. Executive Director Blair Glencorse received the award from Hugh Forrest, Director of the SXSW festival in front of several hundred social entrepreneurs, artists, film-makers, journalists and other members of the SXSW Community. At the event, Blair dedicated…
Read MoreCelebrating The Lab’s 5th Birthday With A New Strategy for Building Accountability
By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director. Today, the Accountability Lab turns 5 years old. What better way to celebrate a birthday than to reflect on what we’ve done, think about what we’ve learned, and spell out where we’re going in a new strategy?! We’re proud of this new roadmap, which has grown out of a lot…
Read MoreThe global development lowdown at SXSW
By Catherine Cheney. This article by originally published by Devex. South by Southwest is an annual festival that takes place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. Photo by: Patrick / CC BY-NC Every year, professionals across sectors gather in Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest, a “destination for discovery” for music, film and technology. “South by Southwest,…
Read MoreWhy we have to reimagine education to fight corruption
Image: REUTERS/Michaela Rehle By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of Accountability Lab, and Vasilis Koulolias, Director, of eGovlab at the University of Stockholm. This article was originally published by the World Economic Forum. Traditional approaches to fighting corruption tend to focus on rules, compliance and enforcement. Regulations are passed and organizations are formed to root out graft. These…
Read MorePakistan celebrates its first Integrity Idol
In a corrupt country, the public vote for the most upstanding bureaucrat By: This article was originally published by Apolitical. There is no glitter or pop music, but Integrity Idol aims to do much more than choose a hit new boyband. The international competition puts on TV shows to find the most upstanding officials in…
Read MoreIntegrity Idol: Using fame to fight corruption in Mali
By: Charlotte Renfield-Miller. This blog post was originally published by IREX. Since the coup in 2012, Mali has been plagued by corruption, which has hindered the government’s ability to combat terrorism. Mandela Washington Fellow Kondo Moussa is having none of it—and he’s fighting back against corruption by turning honest leaders into rock stars with Integrity Idol.…
Read MoreIntegrity Summit 2016: What Can We Learn from Integrity Idols in Pakistan?
By: Fayyaz Yaseen, Country Representative, Accountability Lab Pakistan In January 2017, the Accountability Lab brought together the winners of Integrity Idol Pakistan 2016, experts in anti-corruption and governance (including Brig Mussadiq Abbasi, former Director General of the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan), Executive Director of the Accountability Lab, Blair Glencorse, and around 25 other representatives from…
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