Archive for 2020
Turning the tide on corruption calls for creativity and commitment to the rule of law
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address rightly highlighted a critical lack of integrity amongst people in power as a big stumbling block to inclusive development. Our work at AL South Africa aims to change this. By Dadisai Taderera For the past few months, I have been engaged as part of…
Read MoreNepal’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
Accountability Lab Nepal has selected four accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their Accountability Incubator program. They’re looking at projects spanning women empowerment and citizen engagement. Sumi Limbu is a Graduate student of Arts and Social Work, a compassionate learner, an activist who believes in the power of change and equality, and a lover of…
Read MoreLiberia’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
AL Liberia has started their Accountability Incubator cohort for 2020, which includes radio journalist Naway Gumeh who’s working on a show called “The Brumm” that flags issues of corruption and interviews guests who promote accountability and speak out against graft. We also have Kou A. Dahn whose Youth Peace Initiative aims to transform the way Liberian youths engage with elections and…
Read MoreNigeria’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
Accountability Lab Nigeria has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program involved in a variety of fields from investigative journalism and advocacy filmmaking to developing community leaders and assessing the environmental impact of extractive industries. Honey-Ann Ndubuisi is a lawyer turned filmmaker. She believes that film is a powerful tool for…
Read MoreMali’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
Accountability Lab Mali has selected six accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program involved in everything from human rights and civil society to digital entertainment and filmmaking. Coumba Diakite is the founder of the company BY’RECYCL, which aims to put an end to the waste thrown in the streets of Mali. The…
Read MoreLessons from Civic Action Teams on Building Accountability through Feedback
Our Programs and Learning Manager in Nepal, Soni Khanal, explains how AL’s Civic Action Team (CivActs) program (previously known as Citizen Helpdesks) has promoted a culture of feedback on issues related to accountability in disaster relief processes, foreign labor migration, and open government through fiscal transparency across 17 districts. The Accountability Lab is making governance work…
Read MorePakistan’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
Accountability Lab Pakistan has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program and have worked hard to ensure they represent a wide cross section of Pakistani society in terms of both region and gender. The incubator is the lab’s flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable, effective tools…
Read MoreDigital innovation for social change
AL Nepal accountapreneur, Surendra Koirala, explains how the apps he’s developing as an ‘accountability entrepreneur’ are impacting civic engagement. Interview by Cheri-Leigh Erasmus Surendra Koirala (26) says he was 19-years-old when he started thinking about how to use technology – a topic he’s long been passionate about – to solve some of the worrying social…
Read MoreCommunautés de pratique au Niger
Dans le cadre des activités Lien et Apprentissage du programme Voice au Niger, s’est tenu le 29 janvier 2020 au complexe le MAFE, l’atelier de création des communautés de pratique entre les organisations partenaires de Voice au Niger et d’autres locales ayant les mêmes thématiques d’impact que Voice. Par Adamou Oumarou L’atelier de création de…
Read MoreWhy We’re Excited to be Partnering With the Building Integrity Programme
In exciting news, Accountability Lab recently agreed to partner closely with the Building Integrity Programme (hosted at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford). During our recent strategy process, we realized that we want to get better at understanding the evidence base for our work to support accountability; and to better match…
Read MoreIntegrity Icon Ukraine Launches
Press release Launch of Integrity Icon Ukraine 2020 28 February, Washington DC – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Integrity Icon Ukraine, a campaign which aims to inspire a national movement – led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the media – to celebrate, encourage and connect honest public…
Read MoreAN OVERVIEW OF THE SDG 16 INNOVATION CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA
The SDG 16 Innovation Challenge 2020 Edition kicked off in Abuja from the 27th to the 30th of January, 2020. The three-day event took place at Ayalla Hotels, Garki culminating in a broad debate. The SDG 16 Innovation Challenge is supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Day 1 of the event in Abuja…
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