Archive for 2020
Abren convocatoria a ‘Integrity Icon Sustentabilidad’ en México
A través de una conferencia virtual se abrió oficialmente la convocatoria de la primera edición de Integrity Icon Sustentabilidad en México, en apoyo a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU, mediante la cual se busca reconocer y destacar la labor de servidores públicos honestos, que se desempeñen en instancias de sustentabilidad y medio ambiente a…
Read MoreWomen’s Health During COVID-19 in Pakistan
Dangers of not knowing enough about COVID-19’s impact on women in Pakistan According to UN Women’s data, as compared to their male counterparts, women in Pakistan and Bangladesh are less likely to receive information about COVID-19. This is attributed to a variety of reasons including limited access to the internet, limited cell phone ownership, and…
Read MoreContribution du Accountability Lab Niger à la lutte contre la corruption au Niger
En ce 21e siècle, l’humanité fait face à beaucoup de défis colossaux qui sont devenus chroniques et structurels. Parmi ceuxci on peut citer la corruption qui est le principal obstacle au développement économique et social dans le monde. La corruption est la perversion ou le détournement d’un processus ou d’une interaction avec une ou plusieurs…
Read MoreWe can: youth power during the Covid-19 pandemic
By Batool O. Barody Over the last couple of months, I had the pleasure to be part of the team that organized and hosted the OpenGov Digital Youth Summit, which focused on youth engagement to make governments more accountable during the pandemic. The goal of the summit was to bring together governments, youth and…
Read MoreArtivism – using music for accountability and social transformation
Nina Simone, an iconic American singer and civil rights activist, once said: “An artist’s duty as far as I’m concerned is to reflect the times.” Her words are eternally relevant to those searching for powerful ways to voice the grievances and frustrations they face. And young people today were facing their fair share of problems,…
Read MoreFive Ideas We Heard from 1,000+ Young Open Government Reformers
By Katie Fuhs and Blair Glencorse Governance cannot be open unless it is open for everyone. This means it needs to include women, indigenous groups, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and many others. Youth cross-cuts all of these groups, and young people are even playing a critical role in pushing for a more transparent,…
Read MoreThe 2020 Africa Business Ethics Conference
Accountability Lab Nigeria is proud to be partnering with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) on the 2020 Africa Business Ethics Conference (ABEC) in Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with official partner, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The conference is themed “Tackling Corruption to Reduce Poverty, Unemployment and Insecurity in Africa: A…
Read MoreIntroducing our 2020 Philadelphia Integrity Icons
Today we are introducing the first five winners of our Integrity Icon Philadelphia campaign! This amazing group of public servants is made up of exemplary men and women working in public health and education supporting different needs for their community. Meet our first winner, Carlos Aponte! Carlos Aponte is a history teacher at One Bright Ray…
Read MoreNiger’s Civic Action Teams (CivActs) Campaign
The COVID-19 pandemic presents humanity with one of the greatest major challenges it has faced in a century. The disease has caused enormous and devastating crises, from social and economic to political and environmental. In these difficult times, the community faces rumours, misinformation and false news that circulate via social networks and mass media to…
Read MorePublic Speaking Scares
“Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you got, and fix it along the way.” – Paul Arden, author of It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be Many people find public speaking…
Read MoreBonne is Voice2Rep winner
RISING gospel musician Sarah Bonne shrugged off stiff competition from nine other contestants to clinch an investment package into her music career equivalent to US$1 500 and a video recording gig at the Shoko Festival as the winner of the inaugural Voice to Represent (Voice2Rep) competition held on Wednesday, in Harare. By Kennedy Nyavaya. The…
Read MoreGetting students debating solutions to gender-based violence
By Samina Anwary It’s not often we get to explore “out there” solutions to entrenched socio-cultural problems to the extent that it becomes a formal debate with well researched arguments and rebuttals. But this is exactly what happens when young people are given the platform to find creative solutions to seemingly intractable challenges. “The government…
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