Archive for 2019
Decapitalizing the ‘F’ in filmmaker…
Documentaries can generate some of the most enriching experiences in any form of filmmaking. You wrap your hands around a camera and the world opens in front of you to be recorded, beautified, chiselled and then seen and interrogated by various pairs of curious new eyes. Tsogo Kupa takes a closer look at the impact…
Read MoreSME challenges in Pakistan
Are you starting a new business in Pakistan? Great, but do you know what challenges you may face before and after starting a business in Pakistan? No? Okay, not to worry, lets discuss By Mohammed Adnan There are many challenges young entrepreneurs encounter in Pakistan and chief among them is the country’s weak contract enforcement…
Read MoreApplications 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…
Read MoreCommunity Building with Frontier Incubators
Accountability Lab Pakistan is an initiative to support youth, civil society activists and social entrepreneurs working around promoting transparency, accountability and responsible citizenship. Through this bottom-up approach, our work supports these leaders to create social awareness, transparency and responsibility among the citizens of Pakistan. The Lab’s Accountability Incubator was thrilled to be selected as one…
Read MoreAccountability Incubator Impact Report 2019 – Pakistan
The 2019 Accountability Incubator Impact Report for Pakistan is based on data collected from exit interviews conducted in March 2019 with accountapreneurs from both program cohorts in 2016 and 2017. Data was also collated from an impact survey conducted with both the 2018 and 2019 cohorts in July 2019. Out of 12 alumni, 6 people…
Read MoreAccountability 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,…
Read MoreSouth 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…
Read MoreAdvocating Fiscal Governance in Kaduna State
On the 17th of September 2019, Accountability Lab Nigeria hosted 35 concerned citizens at a Tax Justice and Budget Monitoring workshop on Fiscal Governance with support from Open Society Foundations, OECD, BudgIT and Follow Taxes. The primary objective was to create awareness on fiscal policies and encourage citizen engagement. Held at the Ground Hall of…
Read More(Ad)venturing to New Places
Starting a new Accountability Lab – the example of South Africa Many have asked us how we started working in the countries in which we work. To begin with, there were strategic reasons, like knowledge of the context, good networks and trusted partners. But over the years we have become more organized in our approach…
Read MoreVoice2Rep Launches Second Edition in Abuja
Abuja, October 3 – Voice to Represent (“Voice2Rep”) – Nigeria’s flagship campaign to identify, support and connect young talented artists to increase civic awareness through music and advocate for greater accountability, equality and democracy in Nigeria – officially commences its 2019/2020 edition today. The campaign, currently in its second year, is a project of Accountability…
Read MoreAccountability is Expensive – the cost(s) of being small & accountable
As a small non-profit with accountability in our name, we strive to institute mechanisms, policies and processes that demonstrate the highest norms and standards.
Read MoreBack to the Future – Young People Reimagining Today’s Politics
On 16-17 August 2019, a convening was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together leading continental youth change makers who advocate and activate in creative and innovative ways for political change. The gathering of about 30 people took place in an intimate space situated in Addis Ababa’s Revolution Square, overlooking the city’s landscape. The convening…
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