Archive for 2021
Communiqué du réseau Nigérien Anti-Corruption
La faiblesse des actions dans la lutte contre la corruption et les détournements de biens publics menace les efforts de développement au Niger Niamey le 09 aout 2021- L’application des bonnes pratiques en matière de gouvernance et de lutte contre la corruption au Niger est une urgence pour consolider les efforts déployés dans la lutte…
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Accountability Lab (AL) Nigeria is a part of a trans-local network that makes governance work for citizens around the world. We support active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions to unleash positive social and economic change. With the Labs’ decade of collective experience on issues around governance, community building, and accountability and integrity, there are…
Read MoreLocal film on effects of lockdown on the cards
BULAWAYO-based film producer and content creator Lance Chigodo has produced a film titled Idle Minds that tackles the effects of the Covid-19 induced lockdown on people. The film was shot in Emgwanwini and Emasotsheni under the 2021 Film Fellowship programme. The Film Fellowship is an Accountability Lab Zimbabwe and Magamba Network initiative which holds an…
Read MoreNigeria: Press freedom, freedom of expression and the civic space, By Lanre Arogundade
Times like this calls for eternal vigilance long described as the price of liberty. …a government that is genuinely committed to transparency, accountability and anti-corruption; the protection of the rule of law and the institutionalisation of democratic values, especially through the conduct of free, fair and credible elections, will not be dismantling the civic space…
Read MoreLocal Film, ‘Cruel Joke’ Tackles Harassment
A local film that explores the themes of ‘sexploitation’ and mental harassment is set to premiere later this month. Producer, Connor Zephlen said in an interview that the film was a result of personal experiences. “Good film productions are a mirror of what happens in their societies, or based on personal experiences so I believe…
Read MoreCall for Submission of Ideas: Social Enterprise Idea Challenge
YPI- Social Enterprise Idea Challenge اردو The Social Enterprise Idea Challenge, a part of Accountability Lab’s Youth Peace Incubation Program (YPI), is now open to receive idea submissions from students of our partner universities: the University of Karachi, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology – Karachi, Women University of Swabi, Abdul Wali Khan…
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The Accountability Lab makes governance work for people. We are catalyzing a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world by supporting change-makers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities. By enabling people to generate the knowledge, skills and networks needed for accountability, we unleash positive social and…
Read MoreCommunities Doing it For Themselves
After several days of protesting and looting in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, residents from different townships have started multiple initiatives to rebuild their communities under the Cleanup South Africa Campaign. By Deekay Ndoni Sibanda Taxi owners and artists are taking to the streets and malls, working together in unlikely ways to assist communities that have…
Read MoreAppel à Candidature à Accountability Film School Fellowship
Accountability Lab RDC (AL RDC ASBL) est une organisation non gouvernementale qui met la gouvernance au service des citoyens en encourageant les gouvernants, les institutions responsables et en soutenant les citoyens et les communautés actives à combattre les antivaleurs : la corruption, la fraude, la discrimination, etc. Dans le cadre du programme ‘’Building Integrity in RDC’’…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and the invisible divide of digital outreach regarding government services for the vulnerable population
Written by Momina Sahar While one of the most promising and appealing steps taken by the government of Pakistan was the digitization of government services during the unprecedented times of a global pandemic, the uncritical embrace of technology for dissemination of information and services along with the lack of availability of digital services in certain…
Read MoreHow the digital divide is affecting education for students away from urban settings
Written by Mehru Ahmed The advent of online schooling and E-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic In these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of our lives have shifted from reality to virtual mediums. While most of these transitions were successful, one, in particular, lagged behind tremendously, that of the education sector, which faces great…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Liberia Launches the National Youth Sustainable Peace Policy Framework of the 2030 Agenda Project
For Immediate Release Accountability Lab Liberia with funding from United Nations Development Programme has launched the project, “Promoting Sustainable Peace through National Youth Policy in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda project”. This is intending to directly contribute to the key strategic interventions identified in Liberia’s National Youth Policy and Action Plan 2019-2023, by providing…
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