Archive for 2020
Creating a sustainable mission for your social enterprise
Accountability Lab is running a Virtual Incubator for accountability entrepreneurs – or ‘accountapreneurs’ – working on Covid-19 related issues in East Africa. Supported by the Ford Foundation, the Incubator provides a non-prescriptive, supportive environment for creative and enterprising young people who bring innovative ideas to inspire accountability in their communities. The Lab is hosting a…
Read MoreCreating better racial equity policies for development organizations
ONE and Accountability Lab recently convened a panel discussion to reflect on structural inequities in the development sector. Designed as a safe space for partners and colleagues to delve into the ways that the sector contributes to racial inequality, the webinar unearthed some hard truths around how international development organizations may begin to right some…
Read MoreWe need to talk about Racial Inequity: Advice for convening difficult conversations
By Cheri-Leigh Erasmus As renewed protests around racial equity continue in the USA, and all over the world, the development sector finds itself taking stock of its own practices and how organizations and practitioners may perpetuate unequal systems through their work. Through an ongoing Learning Exchange made possible by OSF’s Economic Justice Program, a group…
Read MoreProject Officer Opportunity – Nigeria
The Accountability Lab Nigeria supports active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. We train, mentor, and resource citizens to strengthen systems of accountability to unleash positive social and economic change. The Lab also strives to reinvent the way that development organizations operate through radical accountability, context-appropriate reporting, and creative awareness campaigns. Accountability Lab Nigeria is…
Read MoreAccountability in the time of Covid-19
It’s been a challenging but productive year as the Lab adapts to the effects of working under the new normal of the Covid-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the world. A key part of our work this year was launching a Virtual Accountability Incubator and also supporting our existing accountability entrepreneurs in our network…
Read MoreCan social entrepreneurs achieve community immunity against corruption?
By Michael Seo In the United States, we tend to think of corruption as the exception rather than the norm. However, in some of the most impoverished settings in frontier markets, the reality is different but so are the market dynamics as social entrepreneurship flourishes. So we ask, how can social entrepreneurs nudge markets toward…
Read MoreYouth 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…
Read MoreCovid-19 Booklet
Sharing vital information. This is an introductory booklet on Covid-19 created under a joint partnership with the National Youth Council and UK Aid. It serves to inform the public and other relevant stakeholders about necessary knowledge on Covid-19, its impacts on our youth and economy, and plans moving forward. [fusion_button link=”https://accountabilitylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/COVID-19-booklet.pdf” text_transform=”” title=”” target=”_blank” link_attributes=””…
Read MoreOpen Gov Digital Youth Summit
Are you a young person that cares about making the response to COVID-19 more inclusive and transparent? Do you think young people should be at the heart of decision-making on what comes next? Do you have great ideas for how we can use open governance to improve pandemic recovery efforts? Then join us for the…
Read MorePrograms & Learning Manager Opportunity in Nigeria
The Accountability Lab supports active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. We train, mentor, and resource citizens to strengthen systems of accountability to unleash positive social and economic change. The Lab also strives to reinvent the way that development organizations operate through radical accountability, context-appropriate reporting, and creative awareness campaigns. Accountability Lab Nigeria is seeking a dynamic, experienced…
Read MoreGrowing from failure at the workplace
By Bakhtawar Khalid Fail faire events are designed to celebrate the lessons we learn from the failures we face in different walks of life. For this edition of the series, Accountability Lab Pakistan (ALP) brought together a cross-section of professionals to reflect on the failures they have experienced at the workplace. We share the lessons…
Read MoreAssistant.e de programme – Accountability Lab
Accountability Lab (AL) met la gouvernance au service des citoyens du monde entier en soutenant les citoyens actifs, les dirigeants responsables et les institutions responsables. Nous réimaginons la manière de renforcer la redevabilité pour soutenir un monde dans lequel les ressources sont utilisées de manière judicieuse, les décisions profitent à tous de manière équitable et…
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